ill
English Thesaurus
1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disorder, upset, |
| definition | : | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pip, |
| definition | : | a minor nonspecific ailment (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | kinetosis, motion sickness, |
| definition | : | the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle (noun.state) |
2. presaging ill fortune (adj.all)
3. distressing (adj.all)
| similar | : | bad, |
| definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
4. resulting in suffering or adversity (adj.all)
| similar | : | harmful, |
| definition | : | causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all) |
5. indicating hostility or enmity (adj.all)
| similar | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | characterized by enmity or ill will (adj.all) |
6. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function (adj.all)
| similar | : | afflicted, stricken, |
| definition | : | grievously affected especially by disease (adj.all) |
| similar | : | aguish, |
| definition | : | affected by ague (adj.all) |
| similar | : | autistic, |
| definition | : | characteristic of or affected with autism (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bilious, liverish, livery, |
| definition | : | suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bronchitic, |
| definition | : | suffering from or prone to bronchitis (adj.all) |
| similar | : | consumptive, |
| definition | : | afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (adj.all) |
| similar | : | diabetic, |
| definition | : | suffering from diabetes (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dyspeptic, |
| definition | : | suffering from dyspepsia (adj.all) |
| similar | : | funny, |
| definition | : | experiencing odd bodily sensations (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gouty, |
| definition | : | suffering from gout (adj.all) |
| similar | : | green, |
| definition | : | looking pale and unhealthy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | laid up, |
| definition | : | ill and usually confined (adj.all) |
| similar | : | milk-sick, |
| definition | : | affected with or related to milk sickness (adj.all) |
| similar | : | palsied, |
| definition | : | affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor (adj.all) |
| similar | : | paraplegic, |
| definition | : | suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord (adj.all) |
| similar | : | rachitic, rickety, |
| definition | : | affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets (adj.all) |
| similar | : | scrofulous, |
| definition | : | afflicted with scrofula (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sneezy, |
| definition | : | inclined to sneeze (adj.all) |
| similar | : | spastic, |
| definition | : | suffering from spastic paralysis (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tubercular, tuberculous, |
| definition | : | constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unhealed, |
| definition | : | not healed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | upset, |
| definition | : | mildly physically distressed (adj.all) |
| also | : | unfit, |
| definition | : | not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition (adj.all) |
| also | : | unhealthy, |
| definition | : | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind (adj.all) |
7. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adv.all)
| domain usage | : | combining form, |
| definition | : | a bound form used only in compounds (noun.communication) |
8. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining (noun.state)
| derivation | : | ail, pain, trouble, |
| definition | : | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ail, |
| definition | : | be ill or unwell (verb.body) |
9. presaging ill fortune (adj.all)
10. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function (adj.all)
| antonym | : | well, |
| definition | : | in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sick, |
| definition | : | people who are sick (noun.group) |
11. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adv.all)
| antonym | : | good, well, |
| definition | : | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') (adv.all) |
12. unfavorably or with disapproval (adv.all)
| antonym | : | well, |
| definition | : | favorably; with approval (adv.all) |
13. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining (noun.state)
| derivation | : | ail, pain, trouble, |
| definition | : | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ail, |
| definition | : | be ill or unwell (verb.body) |
14. presaging ill fortune (adj.all)
15. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function (adj.all)
| antonym | : | well, |
| definition | : | in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sick, |
| definition | : | people who are sick (noun.group) |
16. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adv.all)
| antonym | : | good, well, |
| definition | : | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') (adv.all) |
17. unfavorably or with disapproval (adv.all)
| antonym | : | well, |
| definition | : | favorably; with approval (adv.all) |
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