indisposing

Rendering slightly ill

Indisposing is the present participle of indispose, a verb meaning to make someone unwilling or averse to something, or to make them slightly unwell.

Something indisposing might discourage participation or create reluctance: The heat was indisposing everyone from outdoor activities.

The word can also describe factors that render someone temporarily unfit or unavailable: A minor illness indisposing him from attending the meeting.

reluctance

disincline

Make unwilling

unwilling · averse · hesitant · resistant · loath · unenthusiastic · put off · turning off · alienating · repelling

illness

sickening

Causing disgust or nausea

queasy · unwell · infirm · sickly · bedridden · afflicting · weakening · pallid · wan · languid

hindering

impeding

Blocking forward motion

encumbering · interfering · preventing · blocking · thwarting · handicapping · restricting · constraining · frustrating · stymieing

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inclination/willingness

indisposingdisposing

Getting rid of something

inclining · predisposing · encouraging · motivating · persuading

ease/difficulty

indisposingenabling

Making something feasible

facilitating · easing · simplifying · effortless · easy

health/physical state

indisposingrestoring

Returning to original condition

healing · invigorating · reviving · strengthening · curing

Family

indisposition, indispositions

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