adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Mildly ill.

   "He was indisposed with a cold."

2. 2
   Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.

   "I stayed indoors all day, feeling indisposed to finish mowing the lawn."

3. 3
   Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):; In the lavatory/WC. euphemistic
4. 4
   Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):; Undressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors. euphemistic

Adjective

1. 1
   (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed wordnet
2. 2
   somewhat ill or prone to illness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antipatheticafraidailingailingantagonisticantipathetic

Example

More examples

"His speech indisposed us to finish the work any more."

Etymology

From in- + disposed.

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