indisposes
Renders temporarily unfit
Indisposes means to make someone unwilling or averse to something, or to make them slightly unwell.
A bad experience with a contractor indisposes you toward hiring him again.
The word appears most often in its past participle form: She was indisposed and couldn't attend—a polite way of saying someone is unwell or unavailable without specifying why.
Induces nausea or disgust
- weakensReduces strength or power
- debilitatesSeverely reduces capacity
- afflictsCauses persistent distress
- ailsCauses suffering to
incapacitates · disables · enfeebles · prostrates · lays low · bedridden · unwell · malaise
Renders ineligible to participate
- incapacitatesRenders unable to act
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- unreadyNot yet prepared
impairs · hampers · hinders · compromises · undermines · disadvantages · handicaps · disables
Lessens motivation to act
- disinclinesMakes unwilling to act
- detersDiscourages through intimidation
- dissuadesConvinces against action
- unwillingOpposed to participating
averse · hesitant · resistant · unenthusiastic · dampens · puts off · discourages · disfavors
sickens
Induces nausea or disgust
- weakensReduces strength or power
- debilitatesSeverely reduces capacity
- afflictsCauses persistent distress
ails · incapacitates · disables · enfeebles · prostrates · lays low · bedridden · unwell · malaise · queasy
disqualifies
Renders ineligible to participate
- incapacitatesRenders unable to act
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
unready · impairs · hampers · hinders · compromises · undermines · disadvantages · handicaps · disables · precludes
discourages
Lessens motivation to act
- disinclinesMakes unwilling to act
- detersDiscourages through intimidation
- dissuadesConvinces against action
unwilling · averse · hesitant · resistant · unenthusiastic · dampens · puts off · discourages · disfavors · disinclination
indisposesdisposes
Eliminates or arranges
inclines · predisposes · encourages · persuades · motivates
indisposesinvigorates
Fills with energy
revitalizes · energizes · restores · strengthens · heals