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2 days ago · 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.
5 days ago · Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. [ + with] I was feeling ill. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause. Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill.
Ill definition: of unsound physical or mental health;unwell; sick. See examples of ILL used in a sentence.
Definition of ill adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you're ill, you're unwell, or sick. Being ill is a good excuse for missing work or school. You might get ill after being sneezed on by someone with a cold; or eating street food in a foreign country; or for no reason that you can point to.
ill meaning, definition, what is ill: suffering from a disease or not feeling ...: Learn more.
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. 4. a. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite. b.
