as in illness
the condition of not being in good health
a brief indisposition made her miss the party
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Recent Examples of indisposition
The insurer paid $5 million for losses incurred due to an unspecified castmember’s February 2020 illness at the outset of the shoot — presumably Cruise’s indisposition that was not COVID.
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Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
Thanks to the indisposition of the aging, alcoholic local rector, he is pressed into a leadership role quickly.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020
For a more rewarding solution to Mr. Lang’s indisposition, Mr. Corea might have simply replaced Mr. Lang as soloist and presented his personal take on Gershwin.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017
Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
Thanks to the indisposition of the aging, alcoholic local rector, he is pressed into a leadership role quickly.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020
For a more rewarding solution to Mr. Lang’s indisposition, Mr. Corea might have simply replaced Mr. Lang as soloist and presented his personal take on Gershwin.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indisposition
Noun
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In real life, Anne was reported to have suffered from a degenerative illness for most of her life.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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So, lowering the risk of hospitalization and major illness for the pregnant person is another way in which the COVID-19 vaccine can lead to safer, healthier pregnancies and births.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Sep. 2025
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The idea of green sickness comes out of Renaissance medicine, which in turn took a page from Hippocrates’s rediscovered book On the Disease of Virgins.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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What does another entry into the canon of sickness writing have to offer readers?—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Indisposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indisposition. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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