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Meaning of ills

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ills

Pronunciation:/ɪlz/

noun

Definitions

  1. (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

    Example: Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear.

  2. Harm or injury.

    Example: I wouldn't want you to do me ill.

  3. Evil; moral wrongfulness.

  4. A physical ailment; an illness.

    Example: I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills.