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- [pree-dis-puh-zish-uh n, pree-dis-]
- /priˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌpri dɪs-/
- /ˌpriː.dɪ.spəˈzɪʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pree-dis-puh-zish-uh n, pree-dis-]
- /priˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌpri dɪs-/
Definitions of predisposition word
- noun predisposition the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically. 1
- noun predisposition Medicine/Medical. tendency to a condition or quality, usually based on the combined effects of genetic and environmental factors. 1
- noun predisposition natural tendency 1
- countable noun predisposition If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have. 0
- countable noun predisposition If you have a predisposition to a disease or illness, it is likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. 0
- noun predisposition the condition of being predisposed 0
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Origin of predisposition
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; pre- + disposition
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Parts of speech for Predisposition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
predisposition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
predisposition usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for predisposition
noun predisposition
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- 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.
verb predisposition
- 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.
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