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indisposition

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in·dis·po·si·tion  (n-dsp-zshn)
n.
1. Disinclination; unwillingness.
2. A minor ailment.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indisposition - a slight illness
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
2.indisposition - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance
sloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourself
involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
Translations
indisposition [ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃən] N → indisposición f
indisposition [ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃən] n (= illness) → indisposition f, malaise m
indisposition
n
(= illness) → Unwohlsein nt, → Indisposition f (geh), → Unpässlichkeit f (geh)
(= disinclination) → Unwilligkeit f
indisposition [ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃ/ən] n (frm)
a. (illness) → indisposizione f
b. (unwillingness) → poca inclinazione f
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