ill

Definition

  • noun: bad or unlucky things
  • adjective: not well or healthy
  • adjective: resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: immoral, sick, wrong

Examples

  • We just bought a house here last month, and we're still 'getting to know' our neighbors. [=we're still meeting our neighbors; we're still becoming acquainted with our neighbors]

  • It's impossible to 'know' what will happen next. = There's 'no way of knowing' what will happen next. = There's 'no knowing' what will happen next.

  • This is the end of the organization 'as we know it'. [=the organization has changed and will never again be the same as it was]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The real reason that you've been sent here... ...is because they wanted you to be evaluated. To determine whether or not you're mentally ill. This is the real reason. Why do you think they might think that? Well. as near as l can tigure out. it's 'cause l... ...tight and tuck too much. (..)
    1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest