Antonyms for ills
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : il |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪl |
Definition of ills
Origin :- c.1200, "morally evil" (other 13c. senses were "malevolent, hurtful, unfortunate, difficult"), from Old Norse illr "ill, bad," of unknown origin. Not related to evil. Main modern sense of "sick, unhealthy, unwell" is first recorded mid-15c., probably related to Old Norse idiom "it is bad to me." Slang inverted sense of "very good, cool" is 1980s. As a noun, "something evil," from mid-13c.
- noun misfortune
- I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless: Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
- Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
- It was and is intended by her for the stomachs of men, to cure all the ills of mankind.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- Pat is more occupied with the bright present than with past ills.
- Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
- And the soul which we behold is in a similar condition, disfigured by ten thousand ills.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- My head so pillowed and a saint from Heaven ministering to my ills?
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- The fact is, that education is the true panacea for the ills of this people, and it is the only one.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- It is better to bear the ills we have than fly to those we know not of.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- She has neuralgia and long stretches of apathy, and other ills.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- People often brought these and other ills upon themselves by their own indiscretion.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
- To him strong liquor is a friend, a comforter, a solace amid the ills of life.
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
Synonyms for ills
- abuse
- affection
- affliction
- ailment
- badness
- complaint
- condition
- cruelty
- damage
- depravity
- destruction
- disease
- disorder
- evil
- harm
- hurt
- illness
- indisposition
- infirmity
- injury
- insult
- malady
- malaise
- malice
- mischief
- misery
- pain
- sickness
- suffering
- syndrome
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- unpleasantness
- wickedness
- woe
- wrong
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