Crossword Dictionary

indisposition 

A slight illness

A minor ailment

Synonyms

illness, sickness, ailment, ill health 

EXAMPLES:

'Mademoiselle Bourienne was the first to recover herself after this apparition and began speaking about the prince's indisposition.'

‘The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.’

‘She was back in her place at Raggett Street after a temporary indisposition.’

‘The illness varies within the widest limits, and exhibits all gradations of severity, from a mere indisposition, which may pass almost unnoticed, to an extreme violence, only equalled by the most violent forms of cholera.’

ill health

 noun

​The poor condition of a person’s body or mind

Synonyms

illness, sickness, ailment

examples:

‘He retired early on grounds of ill health.’

‘She resigned because of ill health.’

‘Ill health often lasts a long period of time.’

‘She was doomed to unemployment by her ill health.’

‘He was forced to resign due to ill health.’

‘Considering his ill health, they begged him off.’

‘The ostensible reason for his resignation was ill health.’

‘He had to take into consideration his ill health before deciding whether or not to go on holiday.’

‘He declined on the score of ill health, but set out for Paris in May, along with Marmont, Junot and Louis Bonaparte.’