What is another word for ills?

Pronunciation: [ˈɪlz] (IPA)

The word "ills" can be synonymous with a variety of other words, including troubles, afflictions, maladies, and grievances. Each of these words conveys a sense of suffering or distress. While troubles can refer to any sort of difficulty or problem, afflictions specifically refers to physical or mental ailments. Maladies also refer to illnesses or diseases, but usually more serious in nature. Grievances refer to feelings of resentment or injustice, often caused by situations or actions that can be seen as harmful or unfair. All of these synonyms of "ills" highlight the idea of something negative or unpleasant, which can cause discomfort or distress.

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Usage examples for Ills

The groom, when he rode into town for the letter-bag, always stopped to tell ills friends some fresh instance of it.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Antonio endeavoured to comfort and reassure him; but the poor alchymist had for once awakened to a consciousness of the worldly ills that were gathering around him, and had sunk into despondency.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
It is the secret of strength to endure the ills of life with serenity and fortitude.
"Practical Ethics"
William DeWitt Hyde

Famous quotes with Ills

  • My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
    Aeschylus
  • Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it.
    Antiphanes
  • No one understands my ills, nor the terror that fills my breast, who does not know the heart of a mother.
    Marie Antoinette
  • In the beginning I thought, and still think, he did great good in giving support and encouragement to this movement. But I did not believe then, and have never believed since, that these ills can be settled by partisan political methods. They are moral and economic questions.
    Ray Stannard Baker
  • All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution.
    William Jennings Bryan

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