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ill  audio  (l) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
worse  (wûrs) KEY , worst  (wûrst) KEY 
  1. Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week.
  2. Not normal; unsound: an ill condition of body and mind.
  3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.
    1. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite.
    2. Ascribing an objectionable quality: holds an ill view of that political group.
    3. Hostile or unfriendly: ill feeling between rivals.
    4. Harmful; pernicious: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.
  5. Not favorable; unpropitious: ill predictions.
  6. Not measuring up to recognized standards of excellence, as of behavior or conduct.
ADVERB:
worse, worst
  1. In a sickly or unsound manner; not well.
  2. Scarcely or with difficulty.
NOUN:
  1. Evil; sin.
  2. Disaster, distress, or harm.
  3. Something that causes suffering; trouble: the social ills of urban life.
  4. Something that reflects in an unfavorable way on one: Please don't speak ill of me when I'm gone.

IDIOM:
ill at ease
Anxious or unsure; uneasy: The stranger made me feel ill at ease.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old Norse llr, bad


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