American Dictionary
Definition ill- in American English
ill- prefix
prefix
/ɪl/
1
badly: used with many past participles
Example
They were ill-equipped to fight.
Example
His lips moved in ill-disguised (=not well hidden) amusement.
2
bad or unpleasant: used with some nouns
Example
Prisoners complained of ill-treatment by the guards.
Related Words
Words related to ill-:
feeling (phrase)
can ill afford (to do) something (phrase)
for good or ill (phrase)
ill (adjective)
ill (adverb)
ill (noun)
ill at ease (phrase)
ill feeling (noun)
ill health (noun)
ill will (noun)
ill wind (noun)
ill- (prefix)
ill-advised (adjective)
ill-behaved (adjective)
ill-bred (adjective)
ill-concealed (adjective)
ill-conceived (adjective)
ill-considered (adjective)
ill-defined (adjective)
ill-disposed (adjective)
ill-equipped (adjective)
ill-fated (adjective)
ill-fitting (adjective)
ill-founded (adjective)
ill-gotten gains (noun)
ill-humored (adjective)
ill-informed (adjective)
ill-judged (adjective)
ill-mannered (adjective)
ill-prepared (adjective)
ill-starred (adjective)
ill-suited (adjective)
ill-tempered (adjective)
ill-timed (adjective)
ill-treat (verb)
Ill. (abbreviation)
it’s an ill wind (that blows no good) (phrase)
think of someone (phrase)
wish someone (phrase)