indisposed

pronunciation

How to pronounce indisposed in British English: UK [ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
    (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

Word Origin

indisposed (adj.)
c. 1400, "unprepared;" early 15c., "not in order," from in- (1) "not" + disposed; or else from Late Latin indispositus "without order, confused." Mid-15c. as "diseased;" modern sense of "not very well" is from 1590s. A verb indispose is attested from 1650s but is perhaps a back-formation of this.

Synonym

Example

1. The urethra is indisposed about the female .
2. I 'm slightly indisposed myself .
3. I felt indisposed to help him .
4. He was clearly indisposed to grant their request .
5. She has a headache and is indisposed .

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