ill-disposed
Americanadjective
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unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
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having an objectionable disposition.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ill-disposedness noun
Etymology
Origin of ill-disposed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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"As a jealous sheikh veils his favourite wife, so the British authorities shroud conditions in the Arab states in such thick mystery that ill-disposed propagandists might almost be excused for thinking that something dreadful is going on there."
From BBC
Yet the last several weeks have been a stressful blur of long days, back-to-back gigs and Zoom sessions, with awkward conversations about vaccination status and the near-constant worry about a virus that seems especially ill-disposed toward Christmas and older, Santa-sized gentlemen in particular.
From Seattle Times
President Isaias Afwerki might be loath to give up the despotic practices he has long justified as necessary in wartime, and the ruling party in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is particularly ill-disposed toward its northern neighbor.
From Washington Post
“Radio Maryja upholds today deeply anti-Western values, it’s ill-disposed toward church officials, it’s pro-Russian,” he said in an interview for “Gazeta Polska” in 1998.
From New York Times
“We are satisfied that Mr. Beardsley is not a racist in the sense of being ill-disposed to persons on grounds of their race or ethnicity,” the FA panel said.
From Seattle Times
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