indisposition

[ in-dis-puh-zish-uh n ]

/ ˌɪn dɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən /

state of being indisposed.

a slight illness.

disinclination; unwillingness.

Origin of indisposition

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at in-³, disposition

pre·in·dis·po·si·tion, noun

Indeed, I feel not a little out of humor from indisposition of body.

Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution |John Adams
One of the symptoms common to all these grave troubles was “indisposition to work.”

Confessions of a Neurasthenic |William Taylor Marrs
He had secured him medical attendance, he had advised the family doctor of his indisposition.

Roger Ingleton, Minor |Talbot Baines Reed
In vain she implored his clemency, and asserted the lightness of her indisposition.

Arthur Mervyn |Charles Brockden Brown

Both seemed inclined to talk, though both showed an indisposition to open the conversation.

Hand and Ring |Anna Katharine Green