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View synonyms for indisposition

indisposition

[ in-dis-puh-zish-uhn ]

noun

  1. state of being indisposed. indisposed.
  2. a slight illness.
  3. disinclination; unwillingness.


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Other Words From

  • prein·dis·po·sition noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indisposition1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; in- 3, disposition
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Example Sentences

Cornwallis himself remained in Yorktown, pleading indisposition but perhaps unable to face the triumph of revolution.

He had a little pain in the axilla, and felt a slight indisposition for three or four hours.

Indeed it seemed to do more, for in half an hour after its application, the indisposition of the children ceased.

She accordingly promised to fix a day for me to see her; but a severe indisposition has hitherto confined her to her room.

Your silence gives me reason to hope that you have now dismissed your indisposition which had made me a little uneasy.

At present there is nothing that can be called evidence to connect Cranborne's sudden indisposition with current controversy.

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