indisposition
A mild illness, the state of being indisposedA mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
» An apology, founded upon a slight indisposition, was alleged as an excuse for the absence of Miss Ashton, whose seat appeared unoccupied.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
Unpässlichkeit
a slight illness
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
(countable, dated, euphemistic, uncountable)Period, menstrual state.
(countable, uncountable)A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.
a certain degree of unwillingness
(countable, uncountable)A bad mood or disposition.
Examples
1 sentencesAn apology, founded upon a slight indisposition, was alleged as an excuse for the absence of Miss Ashton, whose seat appeared unoccupied.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion.From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion.
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Forms
plural: indispositions| Singular | indisposition |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a certain degree of unwillingness:reluctancehesitancyhesitationdisinclination
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable