Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Enmity; malevolence.
- noun Synonyms Animosity, Ill-will, Enmity, etc. See
animosity .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See under
ill , a.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
ill will .
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Examples
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As a society, we need to look into all those organizations that are working to pitch ill-will and hatred between any two groups of Americans and possibly strip them of their status.
Mike Ghouse: Are Your Charitable Contributions Charitable? Mike Ghouse 2011
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As a society, we need to look into all those organizations that are working to pitch ill-will and hatred between any two groups of Americans and possibly strip them of their status.
Mike Ghouse: Are Your Charitable Contributions Charitable? Mike Ghouse 2011
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The ill-will comes as Japan confirms that three reactors at Fukushima did melt, and that radiation emissions have been far higher than originally believed.
Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011
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He has taken the old fairy's ill-will and added scarlet to her cloak and picked up on her "staring eyes" and "parrot nose."
Carolyn Vega: John Ruskin's Puppet Show Carolyn Vega 2011
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He has taken the old fairy's ill-will and added scarlet to her cloak and picked up on her "staring eyes" and "parrot nose."
Carolyn Vega: John Ruskin's Puppet Show Carolyn Vega 2011
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The ill-will comes as Japan confirms that three reactors at Fukushima did melt, and that radiation emissions have been far higher than originally believed.
Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011
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March 22nd, 2010 at 4: 46 pm tombaker says: nasty, hateful, ignorant man. imposing that kind of toxic ill-will on others is the most heinous, idecent sin of all.
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And if any ill-will continued after the primary, the Senate would have been the worst place to keep her.
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Sad for these families, and for children in real orphanages who need to be adopted, given that legitimate agencies that abide by all U.N. conventions will now face more delay and ill-will.
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He has taken the old fairy's ill-will and added scarlet to her cloak and picked up on her "staring eyes" and "parrot nose."
Carolyn Vega: John Ruskin's Puppet Show Carolyn Vega 2011
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