Synonyms for indisposition
Most common
disinclination reluctance unwillingness aversion sickness illness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Disinclination
disinclination, reluctance, unwillingness, aversion, backwardness, hesitancy, hesitation, dislike, averseness, repugnance
Definitions
- n. 1
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
- n. 2
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed. Period, menstrual state.
Forms
- Plural
- indispositions → disinclinations, reluctances, unwillingnesses, aversions…
Choose the right word
We speak of trifling ailments, a slight indisposition, a serious or a deadly disease; a slight or severe illness; a painful sickness.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reluctance He feels no reluctance in acknowledging errors.
- aversion I developed an aversion toward the word "awesome".
- unwillingness The greatest difficulty of all is the unwillingness.
- illness Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.
- sickness Her sickness, she is the only one afflicted by it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indisposition | falling | |
| reluctance | steady | |
| aversion | rising | |
| unwillingness | steady | |
| disinclination | falling | |
| illness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- malady3
- 7 letters
- disease2, illness2, dislike2, ailment2
- 8 letters
- disorder3, sickness2, aversion3
- 9 letters
- complaint2, hesitancy4, distemper3
- 10 letters
- hesitation4, reluctance3, repugnance, averseness
- 12 letters
- backwardness3
- 13 letters
- unwillingness4
- 14 letters
- disinclination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (malady3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indisposition
- Italiano
- indisposizione
- Español
- indisposición
- Deutsch
- Unpässlichkeit