indisposed

[ in-di-spohzd ]

adjective

1. sick or ill, especially slightly:

   to be indisposed with a cold.

   Synonyms: unwell

2. disinclined or unwilling; averse:

   indisposed to help.

   Synonyms: loath, reluctant

indisposed

/ ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃən; ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd /

adjective

1. sick or ill
2. unwilling

Derived Forms

• indisposition, noun

Other Words From

• in·dis·pos·ed·ness [in-di-, spoh, -zid-nis, -, spohzd, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indisposed¹

1375–1425; late Middle English: out of order, not suitable. See in- ³, disposed

Word History and Origins

Origin of indisposed¹

C15: from Latin indispositus disordered

Example Sentences

When we came in he looked indisposed and nervous, and there happened to be a good many artists there.

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After finishing her dinner she went to her room, having instructed the boy to tell any other callers that she was indisposed.

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The doctor who had attended his wife during her confinement was indisposed, and was represented only by an affidavit.

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A heretic in medicine being indisposed, his physician happened to call.

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The animals become indisposed, and the secretion of milk is much lessened.

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