ill

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(il)

Inflections of 'ill' (adj):
worse
adj comparative
worst
adj superlative
Inflections of 'ill' (adv):
worse
adv comparative
worst
adv comparative

ill
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Sense: Adjective: sick
Synonyms:
sick Collocations, under the weather (informal), unwell, unhealthy Collocations, ailing Collocations, faint Collocations, out of sorts, green around the gills (informal), nauseous
Sense: Adjective: bad
Synonyms:
bad Collocations, evil Collocations, harmful Collocations, injurious, adverse Collocations, hurtful, detrimental Collocations, dangerous Collocations, hostile Collocations, damaging, wicked Collocations, noxious Collocations, malevolent, destructive, sinister, unfavorable
Sense: Noun: source of pain or distress - literary
Synonyms:
evil Collocations, wrong Collocations, bad Collocations, harm Collocations, sin Collocations, evilness, wickedness, badness, sinfulness, poison Collocations, trauma
Sense: Noun: misfortune - literary
Synonyms:
misfortune, bad luck, misadventure, mishap Collocations, adversity, tragedy, woe Collocations (literary), hardship Collocations
Sense: Noun: problems or afflictions - plural
Synonyms:
problems, woes (literary), issues, ailments, afflictions, difficulties, conditions, disorders
Sense: Adverb: hardly
Synonyms:
hardly Collocations, barely Collocations, by no means, scarcely Collocations, only just, with difficulty

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