indispose
/,indis'pouz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause a slight illness or feeling of unwellness: To make someone feel physically unwell or slightly ill, often temporarily.
- To make unfit or unsuitable: To render someone or something unsuitable or unqualified for a particular purpose or role.
- To make unwilling or disinclined: To cause someone to be reluctant or averse to something.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The rich food indisposed him for the rest of the evening. (It made him feel slightly ill.)
- His lack of formal training indisposes him for this managerial position. (It makes him unsuitable for it.)
- The negative reviews indisposed her to see the new film. (They made her unwilling or disinclined to see it.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be indisposed": This is a common participial adjective form, often used as a polite or formal euphemism meaning "to be slightly ill" or "to be unavailable."
- The director is indisposed and cannot take your call at the moment.
- "Indisposed towards": Shows a state of being disinclined or having an aversion.
- She felt indisposed towards any further argument.
Variants and Related Words
- Indisposition (noun): A minor illness or ailment; a state of being disinclined.
- He retired early due to a sudden indisposition.
- Dispose (verb): To incline or make willing (often used as an antonymic root).
- Her cheerful nature disposes people to like her.
Synonyms
- For "cause unwell": Ail, sicken, upset.
- For "make unfit": Disqualify, incapacitate, unfit.
- For "make unwilling": Disincline, deter, discourage.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Indispose" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "To plead indisposition": To give a minor illness as an excuse or reason for not doing something.
- He pleaded indisposition to avoid the tedious meeting.
Verb
- cause to feel unwell
- She was indisposed
- make unfit or unsuitable
- Your income disqualifies you
- make unwilling