indispose

[ in-di-spohz ]

verb (used with object)

, in·dis·posed, in·dis·pos·ing.

1. to make ill, especially slightly.
2. to put out of the proper condition for something; make unfit:

   The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day.

3. to render averse or unwilling; disincline:

   His anger indisposed him from helping.

indispose

/ ˌɪndɪˈspəʊz /

verb

1. to make unwilling or opposed; disincline
2. to cause to feel ill
3. to make unfit (for something or to do something)

Other Words From

• prein·dis·pose verb (used with object) preindisposed preindisposing

Word History and Origins

Origin of indispose¹

First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from indisposed

Example Sentences

Austin will transfer authority to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks while he is indisposed, the Pentagon said.

From Seattle Times

Watts so impressed Bernstein that the conductor chose him to replace an indisposed Glenn Gould and play the Liszt concerto twice at Philharmonic Hall a few weeks later.

From Seattle Times

With men indisposed, TERFs take up the mantle of policing women’s bodies, forcing the protagonists to seek refuge in an elaborate bunker that doubles as a rich brat’s pleasure palace.

From New York Times

The Gran had been called away to another town, the Uncle indisposed, just like they had been during the impossible task in 1965.

From Literature

At one point, a man answering the door at Arredondo’s house told a reporter for The Associated Press that Arredondo was “indisposed.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• daunt
• deject
• demoralize
• deter
• discourage
• dismay
• dispirit
• humble
• humiliate