'Ill fame' definitions:
Definition of 'ill fame'
From: WordNet
noun
The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: notoriety, ill fame]
Definition of 'Ill fame'
From: GCIDE
- Ill \Ill\ ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.]
- 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. [1913 Webster]
- Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- There 's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. [1913 Webster]
- Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. [1913 Webster]
- I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant. [1913 Webster]
- That 's an ill phrase. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease." --Shak.
- Ill blood, enmity; resentment; bad blood.
- Ill breeding, lack of good breeding; rudeness.
- Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.
- Ill humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper.
- Ill nature, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.
- Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness.
- Ill turn. (a) An unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] -- {Ill will}, unkindness; enmity; malevolence.
- Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell. [1913 Webster]