ill will

/ˌɪl ˌwɪl/

Definitions of ill will

1. noun

   the feeling of a hostile person
   synonyms: enmity, hostility

   types:

   animosity, animus, bad blood

   a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

   class feeling

   feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another

   antagonism

   an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

   aggression, aggressiveness

   a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

   belligerence, belligerency

   hostile or warlike attitude or nature

   bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

   warpath

   hostile or belligerent mood

   heartburning

   intense resentment

   huffishness, sulkiness

   a feeling of sulky resentment

   grievance, grudge, score

   a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

   enviousness, envy

   a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

   type of:

   hate, hatred

   the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
2. noun

   a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
   synonyms: hostility

   types:

   virulence, virulency

   extreme hostility

   type of:

   unfriendliness

   an unfriendly disposition