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- Dictionarypre·dis·po·si·tion/ˌprēdispəˈziSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way: "a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia" Similar
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PREDISPOSITION definition: 1. the state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease…. Learn more.
A predisposition is a tendency to do something. If you know you have a predisposition toward getting carsick, better to plan ahead and avoid eating before a long drive. Things could get ugly.
1. : to dispose in advance. a good teacher predisposes children to learn. 2. : to make susceptible. malnutrition predisposes one to disease. intransitive verb. : to bring about susceptibility. predisposition. ˌprē-ˌdi-spə-ˈzi-shən. noun. Did you know? What is the difference between disposition and predisposition?
noun. the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically. Medicine/Medical. tendency to a condition or quality, usually based on the combined effects of genetic and environmental factors.
2 meanings: 1. the condition of being predisposed 2. medicine susceptibility to a specific disease → See diathesis.... Click for more definitions.
the state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease: She has an annoying predisposition to find fault. There is evidence that a predisposition to (wards) asthma runs in families. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual behavior. ADL. atavism. atavistic. counter-tendency.
noun. 1. inclination, tendency, disposition, bent, bias, willingness, likelihood, penchant, propensity, predilection, proclivity, potentiality, proneness the predisposition to behave in a certain way. 2. susceptibility, tendency, proneness a hereditary predisposition to the disease.
/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) predisposition (to/towards something) | predisposition (to do something) a condition that makes somebody/something likely to behave in a particular way or to have a particular illness. a genetic predisposition to liver disease. There was an inherited predisposition to alcoholism.
Definitions of 'predisposition' 1. If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person you are or the attitudes you have.
Synonyms for PREDISPOSITION: tendency, inclination, aptitude, devices, affinity, affection, predilection, proclivity; Antonyms of PREDISPOSITION: aversion, allergy, distaste, dislike, disinclination, disfavor, neutrality, objectivity
