ill

³ill

noun

Definition of ILL

1

: the reverse of good : evil

2

a : misfortune, distress b (1) : ailment, sickness (2) : something that disturbs or afflicts : trouble <economic and social ills>

3

: something that reflects unfavorably <spoke no ill of him>

Examples of ILL

1. <chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood>
2. <idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills>

First Known Use of ILL

13th century

Related to ILL

Synonyms: affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, disease, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble

Antonyms: health, wellness

Related Words: contagion, contagious disease; contagium, infection; attack, bout, fit, spell; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, lameness, sickliness, unhealthiness, unsoundness, unwellness, weakness; malaise, matter, pip; epidemic, pest, pestilence, plague

Near Antonyms: fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness; fettle, shape

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