INDISPOSITIONS 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

Large companies can spread that risk across many people; at a small business, one serious illness or accident can quickly raise costs.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of illness

Noun

But important clues about how the sickness operates are emerging from the latest studies of bacterial DNA in ancient bones and teeth.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
In the Buendías’ legacy of love and betrayal, loyalty and idealism, there was domestic and political violence, but there was also ice in the middle of the jungle and a sickness that put the whole town to sleep and girls that became witches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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