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ill

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ill

1
 adjadvn
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
2
 adjadv
indicating hostility or enmity
unfavorably or with disapproval
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ill
1

adj affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Synonyms:
sick
unfit
not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
unhealthy
not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
afflicted, stricken
grievously affected especially by disease
aguish
affected by ague
ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell
somewhat ill or prone to illness
air sick, airsick, carsick, seasick
experiencing motion sickness
autistic
characteristic of or affected with autism
bedfast, bedrid, bedridden, sick-abed
confined to bed (by illness)
bilious, liverish, livery
suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bronchitic
suffering from or prone to bronchitis
consumptive
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
convalescent, recovering
returning to health after illness or debility
delirious, hallucinating
experiencing delirium
diabetic
suffering from diabetes
dizzy, giddy, vertiginous, woozy
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
dyspeptic
suffering from dyspepsia
faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning
weak and likely to lose consciousness
feverish, feverous
having or affected by a fever
funny
experiencing odd bodily sensations
gouty
suffering from gout
green
looking pale and unhealthy
laid low, stricken
put out of action (by illness)
laid up
ill and usually confined
milk-sick
affected with or related to milk sickness
nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
palsied
affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
paralytic, paralyzed
affected with paralysis
paraplegic
suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord
rachitic, rickety
affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
scrofulous
afflicted with scrofula
sneezy
inclined to sneeze
spastic
suffering from spastic paralysis
tubercular, tuberculous
constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
unhealed
not healed
upset
mildly physically distressed
Antonyms:
well
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
fit
physically and mentally sound or healthy
healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
asymptomatic, symptomless
having no symptoms of illness or disease
cured, healed, recovered
freed from illness or injury
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adj resulting in suffering or adversity

“ill effects”
“it's an ill wind that blows no good”
Synonyms
harmful
causing or capable of causing harm

adj distressing

“ill manners”
“of ill repute”
Synonyms
bad
having undesirable or negative qualities

adj presaging ill fortune

“ill omens”
“ill predictions”
Synonyms:
inauspicious, ominous
unpropitious
not propitious

adv (`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”
“ill-fitting clothes”
“an ill-conceived plan”
Synonyms:
badly, poorly
Antonyms:
good, well
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')

adv with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly

“we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”

n an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

Synonyms:
ailment, complaint
Types:
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a minor nonspecific ailment
kinetosis, motion sickness
the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
air sickness, airsickness
motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
car sickness
motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car
mal de mer, naupathia, seasickness
motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
Type of:
disorder, upset
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
2

adj indicating hostility or enmity

“you certainly did me an ill turn”
“ill feelings”
“ill will”
Synonyms
hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will

adv unfavorably or with disapproval

“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
Synonyms:
badly
Antonyms:
well
favorably; with approval
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