ill will

noun

1. hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity.

   to harbor ill will against someone.

   Synonyms: unfriendliness, antipathy, animosity, hostility, hatred
   Antonyms: benevolence

ill will

noun

1. hostile feeling; enmity; antagonism

Other Word Forms

• ill-willed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill will¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Related Words

• acrimony 
• animosity 
• animus 
• antagonism 
• antipathy 
• bad blood 
• bitterness 
• enmity 
• envy 
• grudge 
• hate 
• hatred 
• hostility 
• loathing 
• malice 
• rancor 
• resentment