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indisposition

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[ UK /ˌɪndˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a certain degree of unwillingness
    after some hesitation he agreed
    his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
    a reluctance to commit himself
  2. a slight illness

How To Use indisposition In A Sentence

  • This appointment was necessary due to the indisposition of John, although it was nice to see him and his wife in the audience.
  • When indisposition, therefore, confined her to the limits of her own apartment, our heroine adopted the same mode of conduct observed at the Hermitage, during Mrs. Bertram’s illness: — she sung, she read, she assisted Mrs. Ross in any piece of fine needle-work which happened to be in hands at the time; and, in short, endeavoured to soften the painful or tedious moments of distress by every possible means best calculated for the purpose. Stella of the North, or the Foundling of the Ship
  • She recalled his hauteur and studious coldness towards herself, his air of deep understanding and mastery, his magic look of wizardly youth, his eloquence, his immense self-possession, his mysterious connection with Cleopatra's indisposition and recovery. Too Old for Dolls A Novel
  • Laxman got an opportunity to bat only once against UAE and had to sit out in the match against Sri Lanka due to indisposition.
  • I gathered the impression that he would have liked to write a Century war article, but could never quite overcome his indisposition to appear in print.
  • They woke her with their boisterous noise and lack of consideration for her indisposition.
  • Apparently indisposition had, in March 1748 prevented him from working on a plan for winter shelter of orange trees.
  • For indisposition of any kind, 3 tablespoons diluted with water can be taken.
  • Probably Dee, through indolence or inadvertence, or, more likely, simple indisposition, hadn't made contact with her. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
  • On the night I went, its star Sheridan Smith could not go on, due to a " sudden indisposition ".
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