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English noun: ill will

1. ill will (feeling) the feeling of a hostile person


SamplesHe could no longer contain his hostility.


Synonymsenmity, hostility


Broader (hypernym)hate, hatred


Narrower (hyponym)aggression, aggressiveness, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad blood, belligerence, belligerency, bitterness, class feeling, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment

2. ill will (attribute) a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition


SamplesHe could not conceal his hostility.


Synonymshostility


Broader (hypernym)unfriendliness


Narrower (hyponym)virulence, virulency









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