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Definition of Indisposition
1. Noun. A slight illness.
2. Noun. A certain degree of unwillingness. "After some hesitation he agreed"
Specialized synonyms: Sloth, Slothfulness
Generic synonyms: Involuntariness, Unwillingness
Derivative terms: Disincline, Hesitant, Hesitate, Hesitate, Indispose, Reluctant, Reluctant, Reluctant
Definition of Indisposition
1. n. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine.
Definition of Indisposition
1. Noun. a mild illness, the state of being indisposed ¹
2. Noun. a bad mood or disposition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indisposition
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Indisposition
1. Illness, usually slight; malaise. Origin: L. In neg. + dispositio, an arrangement, fr. Dis-pono, pp. -positus, to place apart (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indisposition
Literary usage of Indisposition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran (John) (1875)
"indisposition of the Queen—Her anxiety to conceal the cause—Walpole closeted -with
... Her indisposition was of such a nature that, though she had made no ..."
2. The Traveller, Or, Meditations on Various Subjects: Written on Board a Man by James Meikle (1812)
"ON A SHORT indisposition. TWO days ago,flying pains perplexed me,and made me turn
... The indisposition filled me with disquietude, scattered each composed ..."
3. Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Samuel Johnson (1892)
"From that kind of melancholy indisposition which I had when we lived ... 64, 87
for his ' melan- Magazine in conjunction with David choly indisposition. ..."
4. The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and by Luther Emmett Holt (1918)
"What changes in the food are required ~by slight indisposition? For slight general
disturbances such as dentition, colds, sore throats, etc., it is usually ..."
5. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century by Pardoe (Julia) (1847)
"Visit to the Louvre—Pregnancy of Anne of Austria—The Count de Chavigny—General
Rejoicing — indisposition of the Cardinal — The royal Hunts — Declining ..."
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