Predisposition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being predisposed; tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
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  • n. the state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind.
  • n. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being previously disposed in a particular direction; previous tendency or inclination; mental or physical liability or susceptibility, as to a particular mode of thought or action.
  • n. Specifically, in medicine, a condition of body in which a slight exciting cause may produce disease.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
  • n. susceptibility to a pathogen
  • n. a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disposition   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    predilection    susceptibility   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Deposition    Inquisition    Prohibition    Titian    abolition   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antipathy    propensity    proclivity    predilection    aptitude   
     
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