ill will

UK: /ˌɪlˈwɪl/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈill ˈwill, n. [uncountable]

1. hostile feeling;
   hatred or enmity:
   ill will between them.

ill--willed, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ill′ will′, 

1. hostile feeling;
   malevolence;
   enmity:
   to harbor ill will against someone.

• Middle English 1250–1300

ill-willed  (il′wild′), adj.  Synonyms

hatred, hostility, animosity, antipathy, unfriendliness.

Antonyms

benevolence.

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ill will noun

1. hostile feeling; enmity; antagonism