Indisposition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight illness

a certain degree of unwillingness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/.

Examples

a reluctance to commit himself
his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
after some hesitation he agreed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hesitation hesitancy reluctance disinclination

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight illness
noun	a certain degree of unwillingness “a reluctance to commit himself”

Word Forms

indispose	verb	cause to feel unwell
reluctant	adjective	unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
hesitant	adjective	lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
hesitate	verb	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
disincline	verb	make unwilling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unwohlsein

eine leichte Krankheit

🇪🇸Spanish

indisposición

una leve enfermedad

🇮🇹Italian

indisposizione

una leggera malattia

🇳🇱Dutch

ongesteldheid

een lichte ziekte

🇵🇹Portuguese

indisposição

uma leve doença

🇷🇺Russian

недомогание

легкая болезнь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वस्थता

थोड़ी सी बीमारी

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তি

একটি সামান্য অসুস্থতা

🇮🇳Tamil

உடல்நலக்குறைவு

ஒரு சிறிய நோய்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్వస్థత

ఒక చిన్న అనారోగ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थता

थोडासा आजार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

થોડી બીમારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാരോഗ്യം

ഒരു ചെറിയ അസുഖം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

ایک معمولی بیماری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

病痛

小病

🇯🇵Japanese

気質

軽い病気

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌

경미한 질병

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó chịu

một căn bệnh nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พอใจ

อาการป่วยเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sakit

penyakit ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng kakayahan

isang bahagyang sakit

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakselesaan

sakit sikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوعك

مرض طفيف

🇮🇷Persian

بی اختیاری

یک بیماری خفیف

🇹🇷Turkish

isteksizlik

hafif bir hastalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲלָה קַלָה

מחלה קלה

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