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   Ill·ness

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   • 1. a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind: "he died after a long illness"

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   What does "ill" mean?

   • The adjective ill is more mild than evil or wicked, and it appears mainly in certain fixed expressions: ill will; ill-natured. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.

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   What is the difference between ill and evil?

   • The adjective ill is more mild than evil or wicked, and it appears mainly in certain fixed expressions: ill will; ill-natured. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.

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   What is the difference between ill and wicked?

   • The adjective ill is more mild than evil or wicked, and it appears mainly in certain fixed expressions: ill will; ill-natured. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.

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   What is the difference between ill and sick?

   • 1. Ill, sick mean being in bad health, not being well. Ill is the more formal word. In the U.S. the two words are used practically interchangeably except that sick is always used when the word modifies the following noun: He looks sick ( ill ); a sick person.

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   Synonyms: affection, ailment, complaint, disease, disorder, distemper, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness. Antonyms: health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor.

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   6 days ago · illness. (noun) in the sense of sickness. Definition. a state of ill health. She returned to her family home to recover from an illness. Synonyms. sickness. ill health. malaise.

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   Need synonyms for illnesses? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts. Plural for a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind. Plural for a feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue, or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.