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ills Meaning & Definition

/ɪlz/

What Does Ills Mean?

Ills is a noun that means plural of ill.

Ills Definition (Noun)

  1. plural of ill

Noun

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

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

  2. Harm or injury.

    I wouldn't want you to do me ill.

  3. Evil; moral wrongfulness.
  4. A physical ailment; an illness.

    I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills.

  5. PCP, phencyclidine.

Synonyms of Ills

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Ills in a Sentence

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

I wouldn't want you to do me ill.

I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills.

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