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   indisposed

   /ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd/

   adjective

   • 1. slightly unwell: "my mother is indisposed" Similar illunwellsickon the sick listinfirmpoorlyailingnot (very) wellnot oneselfnot in good shapeout of sortsnot up to parunder/below parin bedbedriddenconfined to bedlaid upout of commissionout of actionoffoff colourhors de combatinformal:under the weatherOpposite well
   • 2. averse; unwilling: "the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend" Similar reluctantunwillingdisinclinedloathunpreparednot readynot disposednot keennot mindednot in the moodslowhesitantafraidaverseantipatheticresistantopposednervous aboutnot in favour ofunenthusiastic aboutOpposite willing

   Word Origin late Middle English: from in-1 ‘not’ + disposed, or past participle of indispose ‘make unwell or unwilling’.

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