indisposition
/ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
indisposition means A mild illness, the state of being indisposed. It carries an Arena rating of 1351, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
indisposition is pronounced /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/.
Why “indisposition” is a great word
A minor ailment or a temporary disinclination to act. Its etymology is precisely that of polite negation: from Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion, from the prefix in- ("not") + disposition ("state, arrangement"). Unlike a *malady*, with its portents of chronic affliction, or a *reluctance*, which is a matter of the mind, an indisposition is a quiet, corporeal murmur—a veil of inconvenience rather than a wall of refusal. It is the faint headache that postpones a social call, the slight chill that justifies an evening by the fire, or the unnameable lassitude that cloaks a deeper aversion. In the end, it is the acceptable face of withdrawal, a courtesy extended from the body to the spirit.
Etymology
From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion.
noun
- A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.“I was scarce sooner recovered from my indisposition than Amelia herself fell ill.”
- A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.; Period, menstrual state.
- A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.“He argued that the progress of wealth could be impeded not only by an indisposition to produce, but also by an indisposition to consume […]”
- A bad mood or disposition.“1597, Francis Bacon, Essays
Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds, vain opinions, flattering hopes, false valuations, imaginations as one would, and the like, but it would leave the minds, of a number of men, poor shrunken things, full of melancholy and indisposition, and unpleasing to themselves?”