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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