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ill
/ɪl/
noun
(often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
"Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear."
Harm or injury.
"I wouldn't want you to do me ill."
Evil; moral wrongfulness.
adjective
Evil; wicked (of people).
Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
"He suffered from ill treatment."
adverb
Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
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