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indisposition vs sickness

sickness vs indisposition

indisposition and sickness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indisposition Yes No No No
sickness Yes No No No
As nouns, sickness is a hypernym of indisposition; that is, sickness is a word with a broader meaning than indisposition:
  • indisposition: a slight illness
  • sickness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Other hypernyms of indisposition include illness, malady, unwellness.
indisposition (noun) sickness (noun)
a certain degree of unwillingness impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
a slight illness the state that precedes vomiting
defectiveness or unsoundness
Difference between indisposition and sickness

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