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