in·dis·posed

(ĭn′dĭ-spōzd′)

adj.

1. Mildly ill.

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

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indisposed

(ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd)

adj

1. sick or ill

2. unwilling

[C15: from Latin indispositus disordered]

indisposition n

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in•dis•posed

(ˌɪn dɪˈspoʊzd)

adj.

1. sick or ill, esp. slightly.

2. disinclined or unwilling; averse: indisposed to help.

[1375–1425; late Middle English: out of order, not suitable]

in`dis•pos′ed•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	indisposed - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" ailing, peaked, poorly, under the weather, unwell, sickly, seedy ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	2.	indisposed - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, loath, loth disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

indisposed

adjective

1. ill, poorly (informal), sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, unwell, laid up (informal), under the weather, confined to bed, on the sick list (informal) The speaker was regrettably indisposed.
ill well, sound, fit, healthy, fine, hardy

2. unwilling, reluctant, loath, disinclined, averse He seemed indisposed to chat.

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indisposed

adjective

1. Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems:

ailing, low, mean, off-color, rocky, sickly.

Idiom: under the weather.

2. Not inclined or willing to do or undertake:

averse, disinclined, loath, reluctant, unwilling.

Translations

مُتَوَعِّك، مُنْحَرِف الصِّحَّه

indisponovaný

indisponeretutilpas

indisponiert unpässlich

αδιάθετος

souffrant

lasinn

avversione indisposizione indisposto maldisposto

negaluojantis

nevesels

i dårlig form

indisponovaný

keyifsizrahatsız

不舒服的有小病的

indisposed

[ˌɪndɪsˈpəʊzd] ADJ (= ill) → indispuesto; (= disinclined) → poco dispuesto (to do sth a hacer algo)

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indisposed

[ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd] adj (= unwell) → indisposé(e), souffrant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indisposed

adj

(= unwell) → unwohl, indisponiert (geh), → unpässlich (geh)

(= disinclined) to be indisposed to do something → nicht gewillt or geneigt sein, etw zu tun

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indisposed

[ˌɪndɪsˈpəʊzd] adj (frm)

a. (unwell) → indisposto/a

b. (unwilling) → poco incline

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indisposed

(indiˈspəuzd) adjective

(slightly) ill. The princess is indisposed and has cancelled her engagements.

ˈinˌdispoˈsition noun

indisposed

a. maldispuesto-a; indispuesto-a;

to become ___ → enfermarse.

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Are you indisposed, or have you forgotten the glances you favored me with at the ball of Mme.

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After finishing her dinner she went to her room, having instructed the boy to tell any other callers that she was indisposed.

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There was a hot debate upon this, the farrier being of course indisposed to renounce the quality of doctor, but contending that a doctor could be a constable if he liked--the law meant, he needn't be one if he didn't like.

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This submission and obedience brought the blessing of Heaven upon me; nevertheless, I continued indisposed a long time, and had many symptoms which made me fear that all the danger was not yet over.

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Monk, immediately after his arrival, had accepted the proposition made by Lambert the evening before, for an interview, and which Monk's lieutenants had refused under the pretext that the general was indisposed. This interview was neither long nor interesting: Lambert demanded a profession of faith from his rival.

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I could not but wonder at Lys' absence from the table, for she had always been one of the earliest risers in camp; so about nine o'clock, becoming apprehensive lest she might be indisposed, I went to the door of her room and knocked.

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Wilson soon arrived, and, indisposed for business as I was at that moment, and little as I cared for the field or its owner, I forced my attention to the matter in hand, with very creditable determination, and quickly concluded the bargain - perhaps more to the thrifty farmer's satisfaction than he cared to acknowledge.

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Mr Allworthy had been for some days indisposed with a cold, which had been attended with a little fever.

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