indisposed
adjective
[ ɪndɪˈspəʊzd ]
• slightly unwell.
• "my mother is indisposed"
Similar:
ill,
unwell,
sick,
on the sick list,
infirm,
poorly,
ailing,
not (very) well,
not oneself,
not in good shape,
out of sorts,
not up to par,
under/below par,
in bed,
bedridden,
confined to bed,
laid up,
out of commission,
out of action,
off,
off colour,
hors de combat,
under the weather,
• averse; unwilling.
• "the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend"
Similar:
reluctant,
unwilling,
disinclined,
loath,
unprepared,
not ready,
not disposed,
not keen,
not minded,
not in the mood,
slow,
hesitant,
afraid,
averse,
antipathetic,
resistant,
opposed,
nervous about,
not in favour of,
unenthusiastic about,
Origin:
late Middle English: from in-1 ‘not’ + disposed, or past participle of indispose ‘make unwell or unwilling’.
indispose
verb
• make (someone) unfit for or unable to do something.
• "not to get one's sleep indisposes one for the whole day"
• make (someone) averse to something.
