Indisposed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make unwilling

make unfit or unsuitable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪspˈoʊzd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪspˈəʊzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪspˈəʊzd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪspˈoʊzd/.

Examples

Your income disqualifies you
She was indisposed
my poor ailing grandmother

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ailing sickly antipathetic loath peaked poorly seedy averse disincline disqualify antipathetical indispose unwell loth unfit under the weather

Antonyms

dispose qualify

Parts of Speech

verb	make unwilling
verb	make unfit or unsuitable “Your income disqualifies you”
verb	cause to feel unwell “She was indisposed”
adjective	somewhat ill or prone to illness “my poor ailing grandmother”
adjective	(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed “antipathetic to new ideas”

Word Forms

indisposition	noun	a certain degree of unwillingness
disinclination	noun	a certain degree of unwillingness
disqualification	noun	unfitness that bars you from participation
unwellness	noun	impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
antipathy	noun	a feeling of intense dislike

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwohl

unwillig machen

🇫🇷French

indisposé

rendre réticent

🇪🇸Spanish

indispuesto

hacer que no esté dispuesto

🇮🇹Italian

indisposto

rendere riluttante

🇳🇱Dutch

ongesteld

onwillig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

indisposto

tornar relutante

🇷🇺Russian

нездоровый

заставить не желать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीमार

अनिच्छुक बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্ক্রিয়

অনিচ্ছুক করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உடல்நிலை சரியில்லாமல்

விருப்பமில்லாமல் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్వస్థత

ఇష్టం లేకుండా చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थ

अनिच्छुक करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

અનિચ્છા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ

ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഖമില്ലാത്ത

മനസ്സില്ലാതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨ

ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناکارہ

ناپسندیدہ بنانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不适

使不愿意

🇯🇵Japanese

気の置けない人

不本意にする

🇰🇷Korean

기분이 나쁜

내키지 않게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

làm cho không muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พอใจ

ทำให้ไม่เต็มใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberatan

membuat tidak mau

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sihat

buat tak mahu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوعك

جعل غير راغبة

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوان

بی اراده کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsız

isteksiz yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסרי רצון

לעשות חוסר רצון

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