ill

1 of 5

adjective

ˈil

worse ˈwərs How to pronounce ill (audio)

; worst ˈwərst How to pronounce ill (audio)

a comparative also iller; superlative also illest

(1)

: not in good health

also : nauseated

(2)

: not normal or sound

ill health

: causing suffering or distress

ill weather

: unfriendly, hostile

ill feeling

: not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage : unlucky

an ill omen

: involving difficulty : hard

: attributing evil or an objectionable quality

held an ill opinion of his neighbors

: resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention

ill deeds

chiefly Scotland : immoral, vicious

: not meeting an accepted standard

ill manners

archaic : notably unskillful or inefficient

ill

2 of 5

adverb

worse; worst

: in a faulty, inefficient, insufficient, or unpleasant manner

—often used in combination

the methods used may be ill-adapted to the aims in view

R. M. Hutchins

: in an unfortunate manner : badly, unluckily

ill fares the land … where wealth accumulates, and men decay

Oliver Goldsmith

: hardly, scarcely

can ill afford such extravagances

: so as to reflect unfavorably

spoke ill of the neighbors

: with displeasure or hostility

: in a harsh manner

: in a reprehensible manner

ill

3 of 5

noun

: misfortune, distress

b(1)

: ailment, sickness

(2)

: something that disturbs or afflicts : trouble

economic and social ills

: something that reflects unfavorably

spoke no ill of him

: the reverse of good : evil

ill

4 of 5

abbreviation (1)

illustrated; illustration; illustrator

Ill

5 of 5

abbreviation (2)

Illinois

Example Sentences

Adjective That dog can eat almost anything with no ill effects. They had been subjected to months of ill treatment. Adverb He is being ill served by his advisers. Please don't think ill of me. He was a good man who never spoke ill of anyone. Noun chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Yet that same month, something similarly unthinkable allegedly happened again: Baribeau did not come to the hospital in a timely fashion for a desperately ill patient.

BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 One critically ill non-COVID-19 patient had a serious heart condition.

Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 My research suggests that the pudding spread to lots of places in Ireland—in part, perhaps, thanks to its blandness, many viewed it as suitable fare for the ill and infirm.

Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Wounds that cut deep point to the damage done in the previous decades, but when Lewis fell ill, Tolkien visited his old friend and collaborator in hospital and at home.

Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022 But one night, a mentally ill man broke the head off the Madonna and then killed himself.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Last year, Francis approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul I — that of the recovery of a critically ill 11-year-old girl in 2011 in Buenos Aires, the hometown of the current pope.

Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Plunking this recessive central figure down into a stale mix of tropes and themes — fraught homecoming, terminally ill mother, aggrieved LGBTQ child — Pallaoro fails to tap into anything especially surprising or insightful.

Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 Congress has an ethical and moral duty to right this injustice – especially for terminally ill veterans who risked their lives to defend our country and deserve a peaceful death – by repealing the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act.

Ginger Fairchild, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022

Adverb

Even among some of its supporters, there’s a sense that BART had ill prepared for the challenges and growth of the past decade.

Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 In Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza defended his administration’s response to the storm after mayoral candidate Brett Smiley, on the ballot in next week’s Democratic primary, said the city was ill-prepared for the deluge.

Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 However, there is nothing worse than being ill prepared while sitting through a 3-ish hour game, especially those of us who are obligated to stay all four quarters.

Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within miles of the capital.

Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within several miles of the capital.

Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 Already occurring more often, heat waves are forecast to increase in potency and duration because of climate change, say scientists – who fear the globe is ill-prepared to handle the punishing toll.

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The record-setting heat that roasted London showed how ill-prepared northern European cities are for extreme weather driven by global warming.

New York Times, 28 July 2022 Many are ill-prepared to manage and protect the wealth of personally identifiable information.

Indy Guha, Forbes, 18 July 2022

Noun

Despite ExxonMobil’s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change—or any other environmental ill, for that matter—and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms.

Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 The director is little helped by Barrymore, whose E.T.-era button-cuteness ill-serves this particular project.

Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 May 2022 Doncic committed nearly half of those, but Westbrook is receiving far more criticism for the same ill.

Duane Rankin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Though the Republican governor opposed marijuana legalization as a social ill, her administration’s arguments in court centered on technical violations to the South Dakota Constitution.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021 This societal ill seemed to peak with Princess Diana’s death in 1997 but has only gotten worse in the decades since.

Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2021 In Chinese eyes, each of its targets is associated with a longstanding social ill.

WSJ, 26 Sep. 2021 The state doesn’t have enough intensive care unit beds to treat the ill.

al, 9 Sep. 2021 Harris and Biden, too, have been fully vaccinated, which public health experts say should protect nearly everyone from falling serious ill.

Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 20 July 2021 See More

Kids Definition

ill 1 of 4

adjective

ˈil

worse

ˈwərs

; worst

ˈwərst

: not in good health : sick

an ill person

: not normal or sound

ill health

: meant to do harm : evil

ill deeds

: causing suffering or distress

ill weather

: not helpful

He was plagued by ill luck.

: not kind or friendly

ill intentions

: not right or proper

ill manners

ill

2 of 4

adverb

worse; worst

: with displeasure or anger

The remark was ill received.

: in a harsh or unkind way

The animals were ill treated.

: scarcely sense 1, hardly

He can ill afford it.

: in a bad or faulty way

They're ill-prepared to face the winter.

ill

3 of 4

noun

: the opposite of good

Things will change for good or ill.

: a sickness or disease

childhood ills

: trouble entry 1 sense 2

society's ills

Ill.

4 of 4

abbreviation

Illinois

单词	ills
释义	ill 1 of 5 adjective ˈil worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst 1 a comparative also iller; superlative also illest (1) : not in good health also : nauseated (2) : not normal or sound ill health b : causing suffering or distress ill weather 2 : unfriendly, hostile ill feeling 3 a : not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage : unlucky an ill omen b : involving difficulty : hard 4 a : attributing evil or an objectionable quality held an ill opinion of his neighbors b : resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention ill deeds c chiefly Scotland : immoral, vicious 5 a : not meeting an accepted standard ill manners b archaic : notably unskillful or inefficient ill 2 of 5 adverb worse; worst 1 a : in a faulty, inefficient, insufficient, or unpleasant manner —often used in combination the methods used may be ill-adapted to the aims in view R. M. Hutchins b : in an unfortunate manner : badly, unluckily ill fares the land … where wealth accumulates, and men decay Oliver Goldsmith 2 : hardly, scarcely can ill afford such extravagances 3 a : so as to reflect unfavorably spoke ill of the neighbors b : with displeasure or hostility c : in a harsh manner 4 : in a reprehensible manner ill 3 of 5 noun 1 a : misfortune, distress b(1) : ailment, sickness (2) : something that disturbs or afflicts : trouble economic and social ills 2 : something that reflects unfavorably spoke no ill of him 3 : the reverse of good : evil ill 4 of 5 abbreviation (1) illustrated; illustration; illustrator Ill 5 of 5 abbreviation (2) Illinois Synonyms Adjective nauseated nauseous qualmish queasy queazy queer queerish sick sickish squeamish Adverb brutally hard hardly harshly oppressively roughly severely sternly stiffly Noun affection ail ailment bug complaint complication condition disease disorder distemper distemperature fever illness infirmity malady sickness trouble See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective That dog can eat almost anything with no ill effects. They had been subjected to months of ill treatment. Adverb He is being ill served by his advisers. Please don't think ill of me. He was a good man who never spoke ill of anyone. Noun chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Yet that same month, something similarly unthinkable allegedly happened again: Baribeau did not come to the hospital in a timely fashion for a desperately ill patient. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 One critically ill non-COVID-19 patient had a serious heart condition. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 My research suggests that the pudding spread to lots of places in Ireland—in part, perhaps, thanks to its blandness, many viewed it as suitable fare for the ill and infirm. Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Wounds that cut deep point to the damage done in the previous decades, but when Lewis fell ill, Tolkien visited his old friend and collaborator in hospital and at home. Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022 But one night, a mentally ill man broke the head off the Madonna and then killed himself. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Last year, Francis approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul I — that of the recovery of a critically ill 11-year-old girl in 2011 in Buenos Aires, the hometown of the current pope. Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Plunking this recessive central figure down into a stale mix of tropes and themes — fraught homecoming, terminally ill mother, aggrieved LGBTQ child — Pallaoro fails to tap into anything especially surprising or insightful. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 Congress has an ethical and moral duty to right this injustice – especially for terminally ill veterans who risked their lives to defend our country and deserve a peaceful death – by repealing the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act. Ginger Fairchild, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Adverb Even among some of its supporters, there’s a sense that BART had ill prepared for the challenges and growth of the past decade. Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 In Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza defended his administration’s response to the storm after mayoral candidate Brett Smiley, on the ballot in next week’s Democratic primary, said the city was ill-prepared for the deluge. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 However, there is nothing worse than being ill prepared while sitting through a 3-ish hour game, especially those of us who are obligated to stay all four quarters. Josie Howell \| Jhowell@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within miles of the capital. Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within several miles of the capital. Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 Already occurring more often, heat waves are forecast to increase in potency and duration because of climate change, say scientists – who fear the globe is ill-prepared to handle the punishing toll. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The record-setting heat that roasted London showed how ill-prepared northern European cities are for extreme weather driven by global warming. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Many are ill-prepared to manage and protect the wealth of personally identifiable information. Indy Guha, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Noun Despite ExxonMobil’s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change—or any other environmental ill, for that matter—and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 The director is little helped by Barrymore, whose E.T.-era button-cuteness ill-serves this particular project. Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 May 2022 Doncic committed nearly half of those, but Westbrook is receiving far more criticism for the same ill. Duane Rankin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Though the Republican governor opposed marijuana legalization as a social ill, her administration’s arguments in court centered on technical violations to the South Dakota Constitution. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021 This societal ill seemed to peak with Princess Diana’s death in 1997 but has only gotten worse in the decades since. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2021 In Chinese eyes, each of its targets is associated with a longstanding social ill. WSJ, 26 Sep. 2021 The state doesn’t have enough intensive care unit beds to treat the ill. al, 9 Sep. 2021 Harris and Biden, too, have been fully vaccinated, which public health experts say should protect nearly everyone from falling serious ill. Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 20 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Old Norse illr First Known Use Adjective 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c Adverb 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Phrases Containing ill bad/ill feelings ill-advised house of ill repute bode ill ill-boding ill-being ill-bred ill-conceived ill-considered ill-defined ill-disposed ill effect ill-equipped ill-fated ill-gotten ill-informed ill repute ill-starred ill-suited ill-judged ill-tempered ill-timed ill-usage ill-treat ill will ill-use with bad/ill grace violently ill woman of ill repute for good and for ill ill-begotten ill-assorted ill-favored ill-mannered ill afford ill feeling/feelings ill-humored terminally ill ill at ease ill-sorted physically ill ill-natured ill-wisher See More bad/ill feelings ill-advised house of ill repute bode ill ill-boding ill-being ill-bred ill-conceived ill-considered ill-defined ill-disposed ill effect ill-equipped ill-fated ill-gotten ill-informed ill repute ill-starred ill-suited ill-judged ill-tempered ill-timed ill-usage ill-treat ill will ill-use with bad/ill grace violently ill woman of ill repute for good and for ill ill-begotten ill-assorted ill-favored ill-mannered ill afford ill feeling/feelings ill-humored terminally ill ill at ease ill-sorted physically ill ill-natured ill-wisher See More Kids Definition ill 1 of 4 adjective ˈil worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst 1 : not in good health : sick an ill person 2 : not normal or sound ill health 3 : meant to do harm : evil ill deeds 4 : causing suffering or distress ill weather 5 : not helpful He was plagued by ill luck. 6 : not kind or friendly ill intentions 7 : not right or proper ill manners ill 2 of 4 adverb worse; worst 1 : with displeasure or anger The remark was ill received. 2 : in a harsh or unkind way The animals were ill treated. 3 : scarcely sense 1, hardly He can ill afford it. 4 : in a bad or faulty way They're ill-prepared to face the winter. ill 3 of 4 noun 1 : the opposite of good Things will change for good or ill. 2 : a sickness or disease childhood ills 3 : trouble entry 1 sense 2 society's ills Ill. 4 of 4 abbreviation Illinois Medical Definition ill 1 of 2 adjective ˈil worse ˈwərs also iller ˈil-ər ; worst ˈwərst 1 : affected with some ailment : not in good health incurably ill with cancer Time mentally ill 2 : affected with nausea often to the point of vomiting thought she would be ill after the ride on the roller coaster ill 2 of 2 noun : ailment, sickness chicken pox and other ills of childhood Geographical Definition Ill geographical name ˈēl river 129 miles (208 kilometers) long in northeastern France flowing into the Rhine River ills noun plural of ill 1 as in diseases an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance diseases ailments illnesses sicknesses fevers conditions disorders ails maladies infections infirmities bugs attacks complications distempers troubles plagues complaints affections distemperatures weaknesses contagious diseases contagions malaises debilities bouts epidemics spells fits matters contagia pestilences pests decrepitudes pips 2 as in evils that which is morally unacceptable idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills Synonyms & Similar Words evils bad wrongs sins immoralities iniquities villainies atrocities enormities corruptions depravities indecencies debaucheries rot cankers perversions devilries squalors cancers decays degeneracies malefactions abominations satanisms diabolisms deviltries taboos scurrilities anathemas tabus Antonyms & Near Antonyms virtues goods rights moralities decencies honesties integrities rectitudes probities See More 3 as in misfortunes bad luck or an example of this the travelers merrily set off on their journey, scarcely imagining the ills that would befall them Synonyms & Similar Words misfortunes tragedies hardships troubles miseries adversities mishaps disasters misadventures accidents sorrows woes evils catastrophes calamities mischances trials sufferings circumstances fates disappointments knocks afflictions distresses tribulations failures curses blows dooms defeats casualties destinies cataclysms setbacks portions letdowns nonsuccesses body blows fizzles lots Antonyms & Near Antonyms fortunes opportunities luck successes chances strokes serendipities hits accomplishments achievements flukes windfalls strikes breaks godsends See More
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