indisposition

noun
/ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion.

  1. derived from indisposicion
  2. inherited from indisposicioun

Definitions

  1. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.

    • I was scarce sooner recovered from my indisposition than Amelia herself fell ill.
    • She began not to understand a word they said, and was obliged to plead indisposition and excuse herself.
  2. A state of not being disposed to do something

    A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.

    • He argued that the progress of wealth could be impeded not only by an indisposition to produce, but also by an indisposition to consume […]
  3. A bad mood or disposition.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for indisposition. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA