indisposed

  • 1indisposed — [adj1] not well ailing, below par, confined, down, down with*, feeling rotten*, got a bug*, ill, infirm, laid up*, on sick list*, out of action*, poorly, sick, sickly, under the weather*, unwell; concept 314 Ant. healthy, well indisposed [adj2]… …

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  • 2indisposed — index adverse (hostile), averse, disabled (made incapable), disinclined, disobedient, reluctant, renitent …

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  • 3indisposed — (adj.) c.1400, unprepared; early 15c., not in order, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + DISPOSED (Cf. disposed); or else from L.L. indispositus without order, confused. Mid 15c. as diseased; modern sense of not very well is from 1590s. A verb indispose… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4indisposed — *disinclined, loath, averse, hesitant, reluctant Analogous words: inimical, hostile, antagonistic, antipathetic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY) Antonyms: disposed Contrasted words: *eager, avid, keen, anxious: friendly, *amicable, neighborly …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5indisposed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) slightly unwell. 2) unwilling …

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  • 6indisposed — [in΄di spōzd′] adj. [ME indisposid < in , IN 2 + pp. of disposen, DISPOSE] 1. slightly ill 2. unwilling; disinclined SYN. SICK1 …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Indisposed — Indispose In dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indisposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indisposing}.] [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indispos[ e] indisposed. See {In } not, and {Dispose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8indisposed — adj. (formal) indisposed to + inf. (she appears indisposed to go) * * * [ˌɪndɪ spəʊzd] (formal) indisposed to + inf. (she appears indisposed to go) …

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  • 9indisposed — indisposedness /in di spoh zid nis, spohzd /, n. /in di spohzd /, adj. 1. sick or ill, esp. slightly: to be indisposed with a cold. 2. disinclined or unwilling; averse: indisposed to help. [1375 1425; late ME: out of order, not suitable. See IN 3 …

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  • 10indisposed — in|dis|posed [ˌındıˈspəuzd US ˈspouzd] adj [not before noun] formal 1.) ill and therefore unable to be present ▪ Mrs Rawlins is temporarily indisposed. 2.) indisposed to do sth not willing to do something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English