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indisposition

[in-dis-puh-zish-uhn]

noun

state of being indisposed.

a slight illness.

disinclination; unwillingness.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see in-³, disposition

Related forms

pre·in·dis·po·si·tion, noun

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indisposed (ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd)

—*adj*
1.	sick or ill
2.	unwilling

[C15: from Latin indispositus disordered]

indisposition

—n

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