slight indisposition
1slight chill — a pretext for not keeping an engagement An indisposition which the draughts of royal palaces seem to induce: What shall I tell them? A slight chill? That sounds a deal too much like Buckingham Palace. Just say I m out.… …
2Indisposition — In*dis po*si tion, n. [Cf. F. indisposition.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine. [1913 Webster] A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] …
3indisposition — ► NOUN 1) a slight illness. 2) unwillingness …
4indisposition — [in΄dis pə zish′ən] n. 1. a slight illness 2. unwillingness; disinclination …
5indisposition — noun formal 1 (C, U) a slight illness: his wife s sudden indisposition 2 (U) an unwilling attitude …
6indisposition — n. 1 ill health, a slight or temporary ailment. 2 disinclination. 3 aversion. Etymology: F indisposition or IN (1) + DISPOSITION …
7indisposition — Illness, usually slight; malaise. [L. in neg. + dispositio, an arrangement, fr. dis pono, pp. positus, to place apart] * * * in·dis·po·si·tion (in″dis pə zishґən) the condition of being slightly ill; a slight illness …
8indisposition — noun Date: 15th century the condition of being indisposed: a. disinclination b. a usually slight illness …
9indisposition — /in dis peuh zish euhn/, n. 1. state of being indisposed. 2. a slight illness. 3. disinclination; unwillingness. [1400 50; late ME; see IN 3, DISPOSITION] * * * …
10indisposition — in|dis|po|si|tion [ınˌdıspəˈzıʃən] n formal [U and C] a slight illness …
