ill will

ill will

See also: ill-will

English

Alternative forms

• ill-will

Etymology

From Middle English ill will, il wille, ill wille, equivalent to ill +‎ will.

Noun

ill will (uncountable)

1. A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.

   The losing side bore no ill will toward the winners.

Synonyms

• bad blood

Derived terms

• ill-willer

Related terms

• ill-willed

Translations

ill-disposed attitude

Armenian: չարակամություն (hy) (čʿarakamutʿyun) Azerbaijani: qərəz (az) Bulgarian: недоброжелатество n (nedobroželatestvo) Chinese: Mandarin: 惡意／恶意 (zh) (èyì), 敵意／敌意 (zh) (díyì), 憎惡／憎恶 (zh) (zēngwù) Finnish: kauna (fi), paha tahto French: mauvaise intention Hungarian: rosszindulat (hu) Khmer: បំណងអាក្រក់ (bɑmnɑɑng aakrɑk) Latin: malitia f, aerugo f Maori: kaikino Plautdietsch: Groll m Polish: ansa (pl) f Portuguese: má vontade f Russian: недоброжела́тельность (ru) f (nedobroželátelʹnostʹ), вражде́бность (ru) f (vraždébnostʹ) Sanskrit: इरस् (sa) n (iras) Spanish: inquina (es)

See also

• goodwill