26984 words

ill

14 definitions • 22 examples
1
not feeling well, or suffering from a disease:

Examples:

feel ill I felt ill so I went home.
ill with He's been ill with meningitis.
fall/be taken ill Sophia fell ill/was taken ill (= became ill) while on holiday.
critically ill He is critically (= very badly) ill in hospital.
2
bad:

Examples:

ill health
Did you experience any ill effects from the treatment?
ill feeling There was no ill feeling between them.
ill omen The solar eclipse was considered an ill omen (= a sign something bad would happen).
3
good; impressive:

Examples:

That beat is so ill.
He was doing ill tricks on his skateboard.
4

Examples:

He treated her very ill.
5
to say unkind things about someone:

Examples:

I realize one shouldn't speak ill of the dead.
6
to be a sign of bad things in the future:

Examples:

This weather bodes ill for the garden party tonight.
7
If you can ill afford to do something, it will cause problems for you if you do it:

Examples:

We can ill afford to lose another member of staff.
8
harm:

Examples:

I wish her no ill.
9
a problem:

Examples:

There seems to be no cure for the country's economic/social ills.
10
in a way that is bad or not suitable:

Examples:

ill-prepared
an ill-judged remark
11
having a disease or feeling as if your body or mind has been harmed by not being able to work as it should:

Examples:

I felt ill, so I went home.
12
bad:

Examples:

Did you experience any ill effects from the treatment?
13
badly, with great difficulty, or certainly not:

Examples:

They could ill afford to lose all that money.
14
a problem or difficulty:

Examples:

We thought we could solve all the community's ills and we have failed.

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