ill

Converse of object

cure: It was not however the final goal, which was to cure economic ills.

Preposition: at

ease: Vigils Cath & Suzanne in the Brewing Room - really ill at ease.

Adjective modifier

societal: His poems are based on societal ills and personal affectations at any given point in time.

Modifies a noun

• health: Ill health or anxiety can also put a cat off its food.
• omen: His fellow bandsmen sought to talk him out of this choice, seeing it as an ill omen, but Edwin was resolute.
• patient: Research suggests children can cope with seeing ill patients in ICU.
• retirement: This does not include membership based on transfer values from other schemes but does include extra membership given on ill health retirement.
• effect: ILL EFFECTS of hair cutting, head getting wet, walking in wind.
• will: There has been an extraordinary hike in prices over recent years, and the arrogance of these vendors has created much ill will.

Modifying Another Word

• terminally: Empire suggests a scene in Patch Adams where terminally ill children turn up at court to save the day for Williams ' comedy doctor.
• mentally: They play a key role in the delivery of the spectrum of care needed by mentally ill people.
• seriously: Despite being seriously ill, his parents are only allowed on the ICU for a short period of time each day.
• critically: The guidelines are not intended for the transport of the critically ill child.
• chronically: Further evidence to Psychiatrists that the person is chronically ill.

Used with adjective complement

• bode: It all bodes ill for United's survival prospects, and has sparked a fresh spate of slating on the club's fans forum.
• fall: A few weeks later, Nathan fell seriously ill.
• become: The consequences of becoming ill in remote areas are more serious than at home.
• feel: Feeling rather ill, been getting worse over the last couple of days, think it's a virus of some sort - erk.

Preposition: of

mankind: Watch out for dutiful epidemiologists proving that it causes every known ill of mankind, as do tobacco and alcohol.

Preposition: with

fever: At the time Prince Albert was ill with typhoid fever and died a few days later.