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English
Etymology
From in- + disposed.
Adjective
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):
- (euphemistic) In the lavatory/WC.
- (euphemistic) Undressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors.
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Translations
not disposed or inclined; unwilling