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Meaning ill meaning

What does ill mean?

Definitions in simple English

ill Adjective

— If you are ill you are angry or disturbed. You are making me ill with your attacks.

ill

— adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function ill from the monotony of his suffering — adverb (= badly, poorly) ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well he was ill prepared it ill befits a man to betray old friends the car runs badly he performed badly on the exam the team played poorly ill-fitting clothes an ill-conceived plan — adjective distressing ill manners of ill repute — adjective resulting in suffering or adversity ill effects it's an ill wind that blows no good — adverb with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly we can ill afford to buy a new car just now — adverb (= badly) unfavorably or with disapproval tried not to speak ill of the dead thought badly of him for his lack of concern — adjective indicating hostility or enmity you certainly did me an ill turn ill feelings ill will — adjective (= inauspicious, ominous) presaging ill fortune ill omens ill predictions my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven — P.B.Shelley a dead and ominous silence prevailed a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government — noun (= ailment) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

Synonyms ill synonyms

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ill English » English

sick bad unwell ailing evil badly diseased unhealthy suffer sickly illness hurt ailment sickness poorly painful indisposed inauspicious ache wicked weak sore sick of feel sick fall ill complaint become sick wrong vicious unfortunate tough patient ominous naughtily nasty maleficent infirm immoral have a fever harm get ill feel unwell feeble fall sick disease be sick without energy weakness weakly vileness

Topics ill topics

What do people use ill to talk about?

Person Healthy

Show, indicate

What words refer to something showing that something is going to happen?

mean herald bode well bode ill spell

Social behavior Behavior Polite

Impolite

What words describe someone who is impolite?

rude impolite ill-mannered discourteous unpleasant offensive loutish churlish impudent cheeky impertinent insolent disrespectful sassy

Social behavior Conflict

Hostility

What words refer to hostility between people?

conflict antagonism discord disharmony friction hostility ill feeling rivalry strife tension sit on a powder key cold war phony war

States Quality Good Right, proper

Compatible

What words describe things or people that are incompatible?

incompatible ill-matched

States Time Relative time

Right time

What words describe something happening at the wrong time?

badly-timed ill-timed come at the wrong time at a bad time inopportune

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Agent-oriented modalities

Can't

What words describe a person's inability to do a job?

can't do something not be able to do something cannot be incapable of not be capable of be unable to do something someone's inability to do something incompetent unqualified unfitted untrained not be equipped be ill-equipped powerless

Examples ill examples

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Simple sentences

Tom is ill at ease among strangers.

She's very ill and has been in bed for a week.

You are ill.

Tom didn't get ill.

I'm sure Mary is gravely ill.

I hope Tom doesn't get ill.

Our dog was ill but he is already well now.

If somebody rebukes him for anything, he easily takes ill.

Mary pretended to be ill so that she wouldn't have to go to school.

I would have participaded in the meeting if I hadn't been ill.

Mary will stay in bed today because she is ill.

Tom is said to be seriously ill.

She was to have returned yesterday, but she fell ill.

Look how they all speak ill of me behind my back because I married a woman thirty years younger than me.

I will not allow you to be ill-treated.

Judging from his appearance, he is ill.

The chairman of the meeting became ill.

What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.

Nobody likes being spoken ill of behind his back.

Don't speak ill of others behind their back.

He had been ill for a week when they sent for a doctor.

My pet dog was seriously ill.

If I were not ill, I would join you.

Mary is said to have been ill last week, but she looks well now.

I think you'd better take a rest; you look ill.

You are too ready to speak ill of others.

Smoking has an ill effect upon health.

I can't see you today because I feel ill.

The whole house was ill in bed.

We must not speak ill of others behind their backs.

She had been ill for a week when the doctor was sent for.

Ill-gotten gains are short-lived. The only way to make real money is to earn every penny.

The smaller the body, the more likely the person will suffer from the ill effects of radiation.

Ill news comes apace.

The rock concert was called off because the singer fell ill.

Movie subtitles

But did you explain to her that Susan isn't ill?

I'm expecting a baby, I'm not ill.

I've got your ill-gotten gains here from the dogs.

I had no ill will towards Mrs. Palmer.

Speak ill of the dead?

She's critically ill.

The King has suddenly taken ill!

You're ill spoken of, so what should you do?

Day 2: 13 July. One sailor has taken ill with fever.

But I have the consolation that my good Mother died in the firm belief that I was ill.

Your sister is very ill. come right away, if you want to see her while she is still alive. come today.

There she stood, her loveliness lighting the room, filling his soul with the music of romance for which he was so ill-fitted.

Gravely ill, Nana settles in a deserted hotel, carried by her friends.

Mother's ill.

His mother, the holy and revered Zohra, is seriously ill.

It's a idea we can ill afford to overlook.

Yes, Joe. Oh, you're ill.

My visit was so ill-timed.

If he should be ill!

You're ill.

I hope she's not ill, dear Headmistress?

The man was ill or something.

It's just struck me, i have the very thing for your poor ill husband.

Five ill winds.

I'm tired and ill.

Doctor, I'm ill.

When a man's collar is an inch too big for him, I know he's ill.

Madame is ill.

Ma has fallen ill.

The king has suddenly fallen ill.

One sailor has taken ill with fever.

It will be better, if you return to your parents. You are ill.

Berit was very ill, and they were extremely worried at the Braathen farm.

Gentleman of the jury, I cannot believe. that a doubt has not entered your minds by now. and if this is not strong enough for an acquittal. think of the defendant's ill-starred redity and lamentable childhood.

I don't know what to say. but if you'd been ill that would have been different.

I was ill, my darling.

I wasn't ill in body. I was ill in soul.

Darling, are you ill?

News and current affairs

Humans are born with the capacity to be moral, but it is a limited capacity which is ill equipped to deal with the ethical complexities of the modern world.

With more money, ill-educated bureaucrats hire more ill-educated bureaucrats; as a result, the regime fails to rule the country.

Policymakers are ill prepared to cope with a steady stream of growth scares.

Ethiopia's government had strenuously denied rumors of serious ill health caused by liver cancer.

Just as it is next to impossible to take a critically ill patient off life-support treatment, it is equally difficult to wean post-bubble economies from their now steady dose of liquidity injections and deficit spending.

Higher interest rates to reduce the housing boom seem, even in retrospect, ill advised if the cost is mass unemployment.

Europe would be ill-advised to become mesmerized by this approaching disaster.

As the actual number of truly heinous crimes has in fact fallen, increasingly it is small-time hoodlums, drug users, and mentally ill people who have been drawing long spells behind bars.

In short, the scientific evidence is strong and growing that the planet is at grave risk, with many ill effects already being felt and more to come.

A growing body of evidence suggests that this media proliferation has countless ill effects.

But working conditions can also trigger or accelerate the symptoms of ill health - physical and mental - that feed back into our productivity and earning capacity, as well as into our social and family relationships.

Are they likely to contribute to stress-related ill health?

They need therefore to be evaluated in terms of exposures and reactions to stress, the incidence and prevalence of ill health, and the quality and quantity of goods or services.

If we are ill-prepared, global warming will cause more deaths and devastation, especially in poor countries and fragile societies.

Some arrived at the clinic so ill that they could scarcely walk.

And yet there are good reasons to believe that it is just a matter of time before Africa and its peoples experience the ill effects of the global crisis.

When Arafat was seriously ill in 2003, Palestinians were near panic.

Nevertheless, the reports about Kim's ill health hit like a rude wake-up call about the precarious nature of conditions in North Korea.

Most groups with nine million members who represent billions of dollars would be raising hell in Congress if they were targeted for ill treatment.

These populist movements' energy can be directed for good or ill, but demagogues in America embrace similar tactics to fuel their rise to visibility and power.