INDISPOSITION Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

indisposition

noun

(ˌ)in-ˌdi-spə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of indisposition

as in illness

the condition of not being in good health a brief indisposition made her miss the party

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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

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Noun

After her diagnosis, her doctor taught her about the illness and what to expect during treatment.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026
In the initial stages of infection, the pathogen would resemble a known illness—one vulnerable to standard vaccines or drug remedies.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of illness

Noun

The true sickness is the conditions that so many infants endure through no fault of their own, which lead to these outcomes.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of sickness

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