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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"
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. Predisposition comes from the Latin prae meaning "before," and disponere meaning "put in order, arrange, distribute."
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. There was an inherited predisposition to alcoholism. These are parents with a predisposition to worry.
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.
6 days ago · predisposition in American English. (priˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən, ˌpridɪs-) noun. 1. the fact or condition of being predisposed. a predisposition to think optimistically. 2. Medicine. tendency to a condition or quality, usually based on the combined effects of genetic and environmental factors.
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.
noun. /ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] predisposition (to/toward something) predisposition (to do something) (formal) a condition that makes someone or something likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease a genetic predisposition to liver disease. Join us.
Predispose means to have a tendency toward something. Some people believe that just being born in Canada will predispose you to love ice hockey. Many situations or events can predispose you to have a particular reaction, opinion, or feeling. Being bitten by a dog as a child could predispose you to having a fear of dogs.
