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
  • Meanwhile, investigations into similar illnesses have been going on in 28 other states, including in Ohio, where people just across the Michigan border are also becoming sick.
    Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • But then again, Rice is said to be suffering from illness, too.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Tarrant County has reported fewer than five cases of the sickness, called cyclosporiasis, this year.
    Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.
    Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

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“Indisposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indisposition. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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