ILL TURN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ill turn mean? 

• ILL TURN (noun)
  The noun ILL TURN has 1 sense:

1. an act intended to help that turns out badly

  Familiarity information: ILL TURN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILL TURN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act intended to help that turns out badly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disservice; ill service; ill turn

Context example:

he did them a disservice

Hypernyms ("ill turn" is a kind of...):

injury (an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage)