ill

A2
Pronunciation
/ÉŠl/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

(often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

Example Sentences
  • Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear.
2 Definition

Harm or injury.

Example Sentences
  • I wouldn't want you to do me ill.
3 Definition

Evil; moral wrongfulness.

4 Definition

A physical ailment; an illness.

Example Sentences
  • I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills.
5 Definition

PCP, phencyclidine.

Adjective
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Evil; wicked (of people).

2 Definition

Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.

3 Definition

Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

Example Sentences
  • He suffered from ill treatment.
4 Definition

Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.

Example Sentences
  • ill manners; ill will
5 Definition

Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.

Example Sentences
  • I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
6 Definition

Having an urge to vomit.

Example Sentences
  • Seeing those pictures made me ill.
7 Definition

(hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.

8 Definition

Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.

Example Sentences
  • That band was ill.
9 Definition

Unwise; not a good idea.

Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.