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- [dis-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən/
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən/
Definitions of disposition word
- noun disposition the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition. 1
- noun disposition state of mind regarding something; inclination: a disposition to gamble. 1
- noun disposition physical inclination or tendency: the disposition of ice to melt when heated. 1
- noun disposition arrangement or placing, as of troops or buildings. 1
- noun disposition final settlement of a matter. 1
- noun disposition bestowal, as by gift or sale. 1
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Origin of disposition
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English disposicioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin dispositiōn- (stem of dispositiō), equivalent to disposit(us) (past participle of dispōnere to distribute; dispos- (see dispose) + -itus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Disposition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disposition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
disposition usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disposition
noun disposition
- frame of mind — mental state
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
- mood — Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might. any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- predisposition — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
- habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
verb disposition
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- prepossess — to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
- headset — Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.
Antonyms for disposition
noun disposition
- disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
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