indisposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce indisposition in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce indisposition in American English:
US [ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a slight illness
- a certain degree of unwillingness
Word Origin
- indisposition (n.)
- early 15c., "unfavorable influence" (in astrology); also in Middle English, "ill health, disorder of the mind or body; unfavorable disposition, hostility; inclination to evil; wickedness; public disorder, lawlessness," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + disposition.
Example
- 1. Skin indisposition invites use aloes - - - confession reference .
- 2. Vimal is a computer programmer in india , and his indisposition was the fourth in a string of excuses for not having moved my website to a new server .
- 3. She is the kind of person who will keep to her bed for the slightest indisposition .
- 4. Kombucha tea has been praised for its effect on maladies from the most harmless indisposition to the most serious of diseases .
- 5. Although miss sullivan knew that my indisposition was not serious , yet mr. gilman , on hearing of it , declared that I was breaking down and made changes in my studies which would have rendered it impossible for me to take my final examinations with my class .