indispose
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Its tendency was to produce in the minds of Gypsies, disaffection to the state, and to indispose others from aiding in the execution of the edict.
From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John
Indeed, at or near this time there were three particular occurrences which, when taken together, might well disturb the serenity and cheerfulness of her mind, and indispose her for writing—especially writing of a humorous character.
From Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record by Austen-Leigh, William
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 James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
Nor ought the humble condition of the oppressed to indispose him to grant them a hearing; for the doctrine they professed was not their own, but that of the Almighty himself.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn
Must not the torrent of invective and abuse, almost universally poured upon this people, tend to disaffect and indispose them to civil association!
From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John
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
Austin will transfer authority to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks while he is indisposed, the Pentagon said.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
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
“She is indisposed due to illness, but she will participate in the consideration and decision of the cases on the basis of the briefs and the transcripts or recordings of the oral arguments.”
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2019
“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
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 West, Charles
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 Prentiss, E. (Elizabeth)
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 Carlyle, Thomas
Four motives appear to me to have been puissant in indisposing Englishmen to the Northerners.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various
The theological romanticism of Lacordaire and of Montalembert was not much more appreciated by them, the dogmatic ignorance and the very weak reasoning powers of this school indisposing them against it.
From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest
