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"Ill" Definition

noun

Disaster, distress, or harm.
Evil; sin.
Something that causes suffering; trouble: the social ills of urban life.
The reverse of good.
Something that disturbs or afflicts.

adjective

Ascribing an objectionable quality: holds an ill view of that political group.
Harmful; pernicious: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.
Hostile or unfriendly: ill feeling between rivals.
Not favorable; unpropitious: ill predictions.
Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week.

idiom

Ill at ease Anxious or unsure; uneasy: The stranger made me feel ill at ease.

adverb

In a sickly or unsound manner; not well.
Scarcely or with difficulty.
With displeasure or hostility.
In a harsh manner.
So as to reflect unfavorably.

abbreviation

Illustrated; illustration; illustrator.
Illinois.

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