predisposition

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predisposition

  • /ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
  • /ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən/ US

noun predispositions

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

    Similar: proclivity, propensity

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noun the state of being predisposed

Españolpredisposición
日本語傾向 keikō
中文傾向 /倾向 or 傾嚮 /倾向 qīngxiàng
Portuguêspredisposição
Françaisprédisposition
DeutschVeranlagung, Neigung
Italianopredisposizione, diatesi, tendenza
Ελληνικάπροδιάθεση prodiáthesi
Românăpredispoziție
Русскийпредрасполо́женность predraspolóžennostʹ, скло́нность sklónnostʹ

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@misc{predisposition_2026,
  title = {predisposition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/predisposition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}