ills

NOUN

misfortune

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse affliction ailment disease disorder evil illness infirmity malady malaise misery pain sickness suffering syndrome trouble woe

STRONG

affection badness complaint condition cruelty damage depravity destruction harm hurt indisposition injury insult malice mischief trial tribulation unpleasantness wickedness wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid blessing cheer comfort good health happiness health healthiness help joy pleasure well-being

STRONG

benefit favor friendliness good improvement kindness peace praise right thoughtfulness virtue

WEAK

fortune luck privilege profit prosperity

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De Zerbi may feel he has addressed some of the ills in a squad that has finished 17th in the Premier League two seasons in succession.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

They fear the uncertainties of artificial intelligence and suffer the ills of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

What drives societal ills or ignites a social movement?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

As Dan Kois illustrates in this ode to kicking back with friends, spending unstructured time together is a blessedly simple cure to the ills of modern life.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

And thus anyone who does not diagnose the ills when they arise in a principality is not really wise, and this talent is given to few men.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli