indisposition

Meanings

• Noun

  A state of being unable to attend or perform due to illness or other reasons.

  - "His indisposition kept him from attending the meeting."
  - "She was in indisposition to travel due to her health condition."

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Variants

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indisposition , indispositions

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Etymology

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The term 'indisposition' comes from the Old French word 'desdisposition', which means 'displeasure' or 'dislike'. It later evolved to mean 'unfitness' or 'inability' in English.

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Trivia

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1. Indisposition is a common reason for absenteeism from work or school.

2. In the medical field, indisposition is often used to describe a patient's condition or state of health.

3. Indisposition can also refer to a lack of interest or pleasure in something.

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Related Concepts

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1. illness: Indisposition is a state of being unable to perform due to illness. It can be caused by various physical or mental health conditions.

2. absence: Indisposition can also refer to an absence or non-attendance due to reasons other than illness, such as personal or work-related reasons.

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Culture

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Indisposition has been used extensively in literature to depict characters who are unable to attend events or perform tasks due to illness or other reasons. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the title character is in an indisposition to avenge his father's death due to his melancholic state.

How to Memorize "indisposition"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person lying in bed, too sick to get up and attend to their daily activities. Visualize the feeling of being unable to perform due to an indisposition.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'indisposition' with the feeling of being unable to attend or perform due to illness or other reasons.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'In Dis-position, I can't position' to help memorize the meaning of the word.

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