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
  • Cyclosporiasis has been sickening thousands of people across the country, particularly in Michigan, recently with an intestinal illness causing explosive diarrhea with severe stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, fatigue, and unintended weight loss.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Michigan, the state with the highest case count, has recorded more than 5,000 illnesses as of July 17.
    Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Anyone concerned about coming down with this very unpleasant sickness should avoid lettuces for the time being, says Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The sickness spreads through food or drinking water that is contaminated by human feces.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

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

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