ill-disposed

[ il-di-spohzd ]

adjective

1. unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
2. having an objectionable disposition.

ill-disposed

adjective

1. often foll by towards not kindly disposed

Other Words From

• ill-dis·pos·ed·ness [il, -di-, spoh, -zid-nis, -, spohzd, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-disposed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

On top of that there is still an ideological bond between the leadership of the two countries; Mr Xi and Mr Trong are both hardliners steeped in the authoritarian ideologies of their parties, ill-disposed towards Western democratic values and determined to maintain the iron grip of their parties on political life.

From BBC

Yet the last several weeks have been a stressful blur of long days, back-to-back gigs and Zoom sessions, with awkward conversations about vaccination status and the near-constant worry about a virus that seems especially ill-disposed toward Christmas and older, Santa-sized gentlemen in particular.

From Seattle Times

And she leaned back in the corner, to indulge her murmurs, or to reason them away; probably a little of both—such being the commonest process of a not ill-disposed mind.

From Literature

Nothing happened, but the Dear Sister said the gift might still be delivered if Trump or another American “spits out ill-disposed words” and “clings to useless things such as economic pressure or military threats towards us.”

From Slate

Casca Highbottom: Dean of the Academy and ill-disposed to Coriolanus on account of an old grudge held against his father, Casca shares a name with one of Julius Caesar’s assassins, but given his addiction to the Panem painkiller “morphling,” his last name may be more pertinent: It’s a term used in the recovery movement to describe someone who resolves to become sober before losing such mainstays as job, marriage, and position.

From Slate

Related Words

• adverse
• belligerent
• bitter
• contentious
• contrary
• hateful
• inhospitable
• inimical
• nasty
• opposed
• unfavorable
• unfriendly
• unsympathetic