Meaning of INDISPOSITION
| Pronunciation: | | `indispu'zishun
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- [n] a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
- [n] a slight illness
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| | Synonyms: | | disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance |
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| | See Also: | | illness, malady, sickness, sloth, slothfulness, unwellness, unwillingness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*dis`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. indisposition.]
1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the
indisposition of two substances to combine.
A general indisposition towards believing.
--Atterbury.
2. A slight disorder or illness.
Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set
sickness. --Hayward.
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