indisposed
adjective/ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd/
/ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd/
(formal)- [not usually before noun] unable to do something because you are ill, or for a reason you do not want to give synonym unwell
- She cannot perform tonight as she is indisposed.
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- [not before noun] indisposed to do something not willing to do something
- Large sections of the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend.
Word Originlate Middle English: from in- ‘not’ + disposed, or past participle of indispose ‘make unwell or unwilling’.
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