3ill noun
plural ills 1 [noncount] : bad or unlucky things
▪ She does not wish ill on/upon anyone. = She does not wish anyone ill. ▪ After the war, the country was changed, for good and for ill. [=in good ways and in bad ways] 2 a [count] : a sickness or disease
▪ They claimed to have a cure for every ill. [=ailment] — usually plural ▪ childhood ills
b ills [plural] : troubles or problems
▪ the ills of society
▪ She does not wish ill on/upon anyone. = She does not wish anyone ill. ▪ After the war, the country was changed, for good and for ill. [=in good ways and in bad ways]
▪ They claimed to have a cure for every ill. [=ailment] — usually plural ▪ childhood ills
b ills [plural] : troubles or problems
▪ the ills of society
