Meanings
adjectiveindisposed (comparative more indisposed, superlative most indisposed)
comparative more indisposed · superlative most indisposed
- Mildly ill.
He was indisposed with a cold.
- Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.
I stayed indoors all day, feeling indisposed to finish mowing the lawn.
- Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):
- euphemisticUndressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesomewhat ill or prone to illness
adjective(usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishdisposed
- Englishindisposed
Translations
Bulgarian неразположен
- неразположен (nerazpoložen)mildly ill
Catalan indisposat
- indisposatmildly ill
French indisposé
- indisposémildly ill
German unpässlich, abgeneigt
- unpässlichmildly ill
- abgeneigtnot disposed or inclined; unwilling
- ohne Lust zunot disposed or inclined; unwilling
- ohne Antriebnot disposed or inclined; unwilling
- lustlosnot disposed or inclined; unwilling
Hungarian indiszponált, gyengélkedő
- indiszponáltmildly ill
- gyengélkedőmildly ill
Italian indisposto
- indispostomildly ill
Polish niedysponowany, niechętny
- niedysponowanymildly ill
- niechętnynot disposed or inclined; unwilling
- nieskłonnynot disposed or inclined; unwilling
- nieskorynot disposed or inclined; unwilling
Portuguese indisposto
- indispostomildly ill
Russian недомогающий, несклонный
- недомогающий (nedomogajuščij)mildly ill
- несклонный (nesklonnyj)not disposed or inclined; unwilling
Spanish indispuesto
- indispuestomildly ill
Cite this entry
APA
indisposed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indisposed
MLA
“indisposed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indisposed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indisposed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indisposed.
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