indisposition

in·dis·po·si·tion

noun \(ˌ)in-ˌdis-pə-ˈzi-shən\

Definition of INDISPOSITION

: the condition of being indisposed: a : disinclination b : a usually slight illness

Examples of INDISPOSITION

1. He blamed his absence on a minor indisposition.
2. <a brief indisposition made her miss the party>

First Known Use of INDISPOSITION

15th century

Related to INDISPOSITION

Synonyms: illness, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

Antonyms: health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Related Words: malaise, sickishness; affliction, ailment, condition, disease, disorder, dysfunction (also disfunction), malady, trouble, upset; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, invalidism, invalidity, lameness, sickliness, weakliness, weakness; hypochondria

Near Antonyms: comeback, convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback; fettle, fitness, shape; hardiness, heartiness, lustiness, robustness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality; bloom, flush, flushness; weal, welfare, well-being

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Rhymes with INDISPOSITION

academician, arithmetician, biometrician, decomposition, dental technician, diagnostician, dialectician, disinhibition, family physician, fetal position, general admission, geometrician, geriatrician, high-definition, interposition, juxtaposition, lotus position, metaphysician, onomastician, open admission, out of commission, pediatrician, pocket edition, presupposition, pyrotechnician, redefinition, self-definition, self-recognition, semiotician, theoretician