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ill

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noun

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

Examples :

"The family faced many ills this year, including a job loss and a serious illness. "

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noun

Harm or injury.

Examples :

"The accident caused significant ill to the driver's arm. "

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noun

Evil; moral wrongfulness.

Examples :

"The politician's actions were motivated by a deep-seated ill will towards his opponents. "

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noun

A physical ailment; an illness.

Examples :

"I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills."

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noun

PCP, phencyclidine.

Examples :

"The lab technician carefully handled the ill, knowing it was a dangerous substance. "

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adjective

Evil; wicked (of people).

Examples :

"The teacher considered some of the students' actions to be ill-intentioned. "

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adjective

Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.

Examples :

"His actions were ill-considered and caused a lot of trouble at school. "

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adjective

Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

Examples :

"He suffered from ill treatment."

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adjective

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

Examples :

"ill manners; ill will"

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adjective

Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.

Examples :

"My grandmother is ill and needs to see a doctor. "

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adjective

Having an urge to vomit.

Examples :

"Seeing those pictures made me ill."

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adjective

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

Examples :

"His rhymes were ill, showing a unique and amazing creativity. "

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adjective

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

Examples :

"That band was ill."

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adjective

Unwise; not a good idea.

Examples :

"It was an ill-advised decision to skip school today. "

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adverb

Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

Examples :

"The student was ill prepared for the history test. "

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