ill
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2.3
- adjective
- /ɪl/
:
malo
- Authorities are pessimistic about the possibility... ...of finding anyone alive from the ill-fated flight.
- an ill-equipped team
- an ill-prepared team
- an ill-conceived plan
You know, the sort of discipline of ill discipline is something I struggle with.
- You know, the sort of discipline of ill discipline is something I struggle with.
- And that is setting them up to be very ill prepared for adulthood.
- And that means the benevolent pole is ill conceptualized still implicit.
- If you'll permit me, what I would say is that your question is ill posed.
- And they were so ill prepared, so ill prepared for Kamala and Walls.
- But the idea of the homosexual as this type of person who by definition is ill or perverse or somehow wrong.
- So I called them up and I said, hey, you know, tell me honestly, like did you guys ever notice any ill effects from getting zapped?
Examples
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And that is setting them up to be very ill prepared for adulthood.
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I've always found him rowdy, ill-mannered, and irresponsible.
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What we learned was that that same technology could be used for ill or for good.
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I must tell you that I feel you are ill-advised in the matter.
Fiction book (1990) -
Young people may be entering the workforce ill-equipped to handle daily financial decisions.
Academic text (2011) -
City planners sought to change the town's structure and eliminate the ill effects of downtown decay and increasing suburbanization.
Academic text (2011) -
It wasn't that I was so well-informed, it was just that he was so ill-informed.
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The new policy is likely to result in ill consequences for the environment.
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His ill behavior made it difficult for others to work with him.
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The community is facing ill conditions that challenge their health and well-being.
Synonyms
117
1.6
Not good for your health and likely to cause illness
1
4.8
Harmful to your health and likely to make you sick
1
6.9
Dirty and likely to cause disease
Causing physical or emotional pain
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Vulgar
77
3.4
Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition
- UK
A serious sickness of sheep caused by a virus spread by ticks that affects their brain and nerves
- Offensive
A woman known for having a bad reputation because of her sexual life
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ill meaning 'harmful' comes from the same old root for 'bad', like in evil, and was used to describe things that cause trouble. That's why ill effects are 'bad' or harmful results.