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indisposition

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Illness & disability
in·dis·po·si·tion /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal  MIILLa slight illness 小病,微恙
Examples from the Corpus
indispositionApparently indisposition had, in March 1748 prevented him from working on a plan for winter shelter of orange trees.Rachel told her the only thing she could: that her sister had a mild indisposition, and I was her understudy.In the twelve years since Miss Watson's coming, she had neither overslept nor had a day's indisposition.Could it be that Désirée's indisposition might be due to an inclination to take just a little too much of her favourite beverage?the actor's sudden indispositionHe cursed himself inwardly for this sudden indisposition, which had come at the worst possible moment.
in·dis·po·si·tion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus illness slight a


indisposition
indisposition /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal
a slight illness


in·dis·pos·itionBrE /ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪspəˈzɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (formal) a slight illness that makes you unable to do sth 小病;微恙