indisposition

[ in-dis-puh-zish-uhn ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• prein·dis·po·sition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indisposition¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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