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ill will
noun
- hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity:
to harbor ill will against someone.
Synonyms: unfriendliness, antipathy, animosity, hostility, hatred
Antonyms: benevolence
ill will
noun
- hostile feeling; enmity; antagonism
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Other Words From
- ill-willed [il, -, wild], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ill will1
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Example Sentences
The contempt only goes one way, but these are divisive times and I have no ill will.
Speaking to Vogue, Mottley described the decision as “accepting responsibility for who we are,” rather than any ill will toward the royal family.
One of the most common examples of this ill will is a flood-damaged vehicle listed for sale as a clean used car by the most unscrupulous of individuals.
Taghi previously made a public statement asserting that he bore de Vries no ill will, and the reporter had refused offers of security from the Dutch government.
When Laila publicly descends into madness after her child is stillborn, the Melancons acquire a baby of their own under hazy circumstances, adding to the ill will.
The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.
This statement does not cover suffering caused to the wrong-doer by natural acts of mine which do not proceed from ill-will.
It may not, therefore, hurt the person of any wrong-doer, or bear any ill-will to him and so cause him mental suffering.
Their avoidance of each other arose, perhaps, from a sort of instinct which was certainly no matter of ill-will.
However, I will make use of his council, and take some course to prevent having the single ill-will of the office.
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