indisposition
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·dis·po·si·tion /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal MIILLa slight illness 小病,微恙
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indisposition• Apparently 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 indisposition• He 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
in‧dis‧po‧si‧tion /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
noun [countable, uncountable] formal
a slight illness
in‧dis‧po‧si‧tion /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
noun [countable, uncountable] formala slight illness