Definition of indispositionnext

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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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indisposition
Noun
  • Later, a fellow resident gave him a house, and neighbors supported him, especially during his final two years of illness.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Those memories of Keegan chasing, Keegan scoring, Keegan leading 1970s Liverpool across England and Europe to trophy upon trophy were clattered by 2026 reports of his illness and death.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And soon, the virus would also cross borders, triggering food insecurity, widespread sickness, and mass casualties around the world.
    Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After months of constant sickness, simply existing without nausea felt almost surreal.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Indisposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indisposition. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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