Definition of Indisposition

1. Noun. A slight illness.

Generic synonyms: Illness, Malady, Sickness, Unwellness
Derivative terms: Indispose

2. Noun. A certain degree of unwillingness. "After some hesitation he agreed"

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

indiscussible
indispensability
indispensable
indispensableness
indispensables
indispensably
indispensible
indispersed
indisposable
indispose
indisposed
indisposed(p)
indisposedness
indisposes
indisposing
indisposition (current term)
indispositions
indisputability
indisputable
indisputableness
indisputably
indisputed
indissipable
indissociable
indissociably
indissolubility
indissoluble
indissolubleness
indissolubly
indissolvable

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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