indisposition

Noun
Synonyms: reluctancehesitancyhesitationdisinclination

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a slight illness
  2. a certain degree of unwillingness“a reluctance to commit himself”“his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”“after some hesitation he agreed”Synonyms: reluctancehesitancyhesitationdisinclination
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Indisposition \In*dis`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. indisposition.] [1913 Webster]

1.The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine. [1913 Webster]

A general indisposition towards believing.— Atterbury.[1913 Webster]

2.A slight disorder or illness. [1913 Webster]

Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness.— Hayward.[1913 Webster]
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