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Distempered vs Indisposed - What's the difference?

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Distempered is a related term of indisposed.


As adjectives the difference between distempered and indisposed

is that distempered is (archaic) affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased while indisposed is mildly ill.

As a verb distempered

is (distemper).

distempered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (distemper)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased.
  • * 1592–1609': I, sick withal, the help of bath desired, / And thither hied, a sad ' distemper'd guest, / But found no cure: the bath for my help lies / Where Cupid got new fire--my mistress' eyes. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet CLIII.

    • indisposed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • mildly ill
    • He was indisposed with a cold.
  • unwilling to do a task.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * indisposition