indisposition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slight illness
  2. noun a certain degree of unwillingness
    hesitation; hesitancy; reluctance; disinclination.
    • a reluctance to commit himself
    • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
    • after some hesitation he agreed

WordNet


In*dis`po*si"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. indisposition.
Definitions
  1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine.
    A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury.
  2. A slight disorder or illness.
    Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness. Hayward.

Webster 1913