ill turn
         n 1: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them
               a disservice" [syn: {disservice}, {ill service}, {ill
               turn}] [ant: {service}]

English Dictionary: ill turn	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-dressed adj not well dressed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-treat v treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" Synonym(s): mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-treated adj subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife" [syn: abused, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated] Antonym(s): unabused
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-treatment n cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" Synonym(s): maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illiteracy n ignorance resulting from not reading an inability to read Synonym(s): illiteracy, analphabetism Antonym(s): literacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illiterate adj not able to read or write Antonym(s): literate uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate" Synonym(s): ignorant, illiterate lacking culture, especially in language and literature Antonym(s): literate n a person unable to read [syn: illiterate, {illiterate person}, nonreader]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illiterate person n a person unable to read [syn: illiterate, {illiterate person}, nonreader]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ill \Ill\, 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.                         Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat,                      but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.                                                                               --Bacon.                         There 's some ill planet reigns.         --Shak.          2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;             iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.                         Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill                      example.                                             --Shak.          3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of             a fever.                         I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak.          4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect;             rude; unpolished; inelegant.                         That 's an ill phrase.                        --Shak.          {Ill at ease}, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. [bd]I am very             ill at ease.[b8] --Shak.          {Ill blood}, enmity; resentment.          {Ill breeding}, want 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiteracy \Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. {Illiteracies}. [From       {Illiterate}.]       1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of             learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability             to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last             census.          2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.                         The many blunders and illiteracies of the first                      publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiteracy \Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. {Illiteracies}. [From       {Illiterate}.]       1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of             learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability             to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last             census.          2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.                         The many blunders and illiteracies of the first                      publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiteral \Il*lit"er*al\, a.       Not literal. [R.] --B. Dawson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +       literatus learned. See {In-} not, and {Literal}.]       Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed;       uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.          Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.                See {Ignorant}. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. --                {Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +       literatus learned. See {In-} not, and {Literal}.]       Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed;       uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.          Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.                See {Ignorant}. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. --                {Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +       literatus learned. See {In-} not, and {Literal}.]       Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed;       uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.          Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.                See {Ignorant}. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. --                {Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illiterature \Il*lit"er*a*ture\, n.       Want of learning; illiteracy. [R.] --Ayliffe. Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illtreat \Ill`treat"\, v. t.       To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.