ill-effect

A form of ill effect — A detrimental or harmful effect.

Meanings

nounill-effect (plural ill-effects)

plural ill-effects

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ill effect.

    Showing no ill-effects from her lay-off, the full-back had already beaten three defenders on a jagging kick return, when she was sprung down the blindside a minute later.

    2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport
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APA

ill-effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-effect

MLA

“ill-effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-effect.

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