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Ill vs Disadvantage - What's the difference?

ill | disadvantage | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between ill and disadvantage

is that ill is trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity while disadvantage is a weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

As an adjective ill

is evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill

is not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a verb disadvantage is

to place at a disadvantage.

Ill vs Perish - What's the difference?

ill | perish |


As an adjective ill

is (label) evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill

is not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a noun ill

is (often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

As a verb perish is

to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

Ill vs Cold - What's the difference?

ill | cold |


In obsolete terms the difference between ill and cold

is that ill is evil; wicked (of people) while cold is not sensitive; not acute.

Ill vs Toxic - What's the difference?

ill | toxic |


As adjectives the difference between toxic and ill

is that toxic is having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities while ill is evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill is

not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a noun ill is

trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

Detriment vs Ill - What's the difference?

detriment | ill | Related terms |

Detriment is a related term of ill.


As nouns the difference between detriment and ill

is that detriment is detriment while ill is (often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

As an adjective ill is

(label) evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill is

not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

Misadventure vs Ill - What's the difference?

misadventure | ill | Related terms |

Misadventure is a related term of ill.


As nouns the difference between misadventure and ill

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while ill is (often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

As an adjective ill is

(label) evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill is

not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

Ill vs Distempered - What's the difference?

ill | distempered | Related terms |


In archaic terms the difference between ill and distempered

is that ill is morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy while distempered is affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased.

As adjectives the difference between ill and distempered

is that ill is evil; wicked (of people) while distempered is affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased.

As an adverb ill

is not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a noun ill

is trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

As a verb distempered is

past tense of distemper.

Ill vs Ache - What's the difference?

ill | ache |


In obsolete terms the difference between ill and ache

is that ill is evil; wicked (of people) while ache is parsley.

As an adjective ill

is evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill

is not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a verb ache is

to suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

As a proper noun Ache is

a language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.

Lol vs Ill - What's the difference?

lol | ill |


As a proper noun lol

is (league of legends) .

As an adjective ill is

(label) evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill is

not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As a noun ill is

(often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

Ill vs Surly - What's the difference?

ill | surly | Synonyms |

Ill is a synonym of surly.


As adjectives the difference between ill and surly

is that ill is (label) evil; wicked (of people) while surly is (obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

As adverbs the difference between ill and surly

is that ill is not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly while surly is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.

As a noun ill

is (often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

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