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indisposed

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in⋅dis⋅posed

  [in-di-spohzd]
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–adjective
1. sick or ill, esp. slightly: to be indisposed with a cold.
2. disinclined or unwilling; averse: indisposed to help.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME: out of order, not suitable. See in- 3 , disposed

Related forms:
in⋅dis⋅pos⋅ed⋅ness  [in-di-spoh-zid-nis, -spohzd-] , noun

Synonyms:
1. unwell. 2. reluctant, loath.

in⋅dis⋅pose

  [in-di-spohz]
–verb (used with object), -posed, -pos⋅ing.
1. to make ill, esp. slightly.
2. to put out of the proper condition for something; make unfit: The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day.
3. to render averse or unwilling; disincline: His anger indisposed him from helping.
Origin:
1650–60; back formation from indisposed
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in·dis·pose   (ĭn'dĭ-spōz')   
tr.v.   in·dis·posed, in·dis·pos·ing, in·dis·pos·es

  1. To make averse; disincline.

  2. To cause to be or feel ill; sicken.

  3. To render unfit; disqualify.

in·dis·posed   (ĭn'dĭ-spōzd')   
adj.  

  1. Mildly ill.

  2. Averse; disinclined: was clearly indisposed to grant their request.

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Word Origin & History

indisposed 
c.1425, originally "not in order," from L.L. indispositus, from in- "not" + dispositus (see dispose); modern sense of "not very well" is from 1598.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·dis·posed
Pronunciation: "in-dis-'pOzd
Function: adjective
: being usually temporarily in poor physical health : slightly ill —in·dis·po·si·tion /(")in-"dis-p&-'zish-&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

indispose in·dis·pose (ĭn'dĭ-spōz')
v. in·dis·posed, in·dis·pos·ing, in·dis·pos·es
To cause to be or feel ill; sicken.

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