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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No chronic illness, no prescription medications, normal blood work and all that in my physical exams.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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But then there are the rare illnesses that produce truly violent forces.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Stewart blamed a lingering sickness for the cancellation.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Women patients and doctors, including New York City physician Grace Peckham, successfully argued that the rest cure was not only quack medicine but more harmful to patients than the nervous sickness itself.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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“Indisposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indisposition. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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