indispose

But I am afraid it will indispose her to ask any favors of Mr. Keller, or to associate herself with his personal concerns.

From Jezebel's Daughter by Wilkie Collins

I haven't signed it, as my unmeaning name would perhaps indispose the fellow to see much good in it.

From Born in Exile by George Gissing

"Yass'm," persisted the waiter, "he dah now, in bed; slightly indispose'."

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable

May not some persons even entertain the apprehension, that it will indispose them to such pursuits?

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by Eighth Earl of Elgin James

"What circumstances can possibly indispose you to give your law business to Mr. Darch?"

From Armadale by Wilkie Collins

When she arrives at their imposing Vermont mansion to go through Verity’s notes, Lowen discovers that Verity’s a vegetable: completely physically and mentally indisposed after a car accident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Entertaining down to the last minute, the Bastille Opera finally opened its season with a sad-faced functionary who stepped in front of the curtain to tell us that the “Simone Boccanegra” baritone was indisposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The Pittsburgh Steelers went into Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with an indisposed defense and left with the squad in worse shape, but it appears that there’s hope.

From Fox News ● Sep. 21, 2021

Shelly Traverse, who stepped into the role of Hero on short notice as a substitute for indisposed soprano Laura Tatulescu, charmed the audience with her voice and stage presence, both lovely and unaffected.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2018

“She might very well know you are here, but that does not change the fact that she is, as I have mentioned, indisposed at the moment.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Wherefore we should never suffer them to be dissolved into levity, or disordered into a wanton frame, indisposing us for religious thoughts and actions. 

From Sermons on Evil-Speaking by Isaac Barrow

Ah me, that a man be self-subsistent, original, true, or what we call it, is surely the farthest in the world from indisposing him to reverence and believe other men's truth!

From On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle

For the most part the influence of the bath is limited to abating their severity, shortening their duration, and indisposing to their return.

From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by Charles West

She says she loves to see me gay and cheerful, as is natural at my age, but that levity quite upsets and disorders the mind, indisposing it for serious thoughts.

From Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss

Ah! 'twas a lovely world!—no more I met that indisposing bore, The unseraphic cynogogue— The man who's proud to love a dog.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce