What does “speak ill of” mean?

to say or think bad things about sb

How is “speak ill of” used?

In Twelfth Night (2012), one line is: “When you speak ill of the devil, how he takes it at heart.”

The clip at the top of this page is from Twelfth Night (2012).

When you speak ill of the devil, how he takes it at heart.

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