Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: il-l -ef-fect
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A detrimental or harmful effect.

Example Sentences

"All B.R. pallet vans have been withdrawn for modification; it has been found that the springing has suffered serious ill-effects from the activities of heavy fork-lift trucks inside the vehicles...."

Inflected Forms

ill effects (plural) ill-effect (alternative)

Questions

What does ill effect mean?: A detrimental or harmful effect.

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