INDISPOSITION

reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition

(noun) a certain degree of unwillingness; “a reluctance to commit himself”; “his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”; “after some hesitation he agreed”

indisposition

(noun) a slight illness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

indisposition (countable and uncountable, plural indispositions)

A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.

A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.

A bad mood or disposition.

Source: Wiktionary


In*dis`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indisposition.]

1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine. A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury.

2. A slight disorder or illness. Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness. Hayward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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