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the state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem
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prédisposition — [ predispozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1798; de prédisposer 1 ♦ Tendance naturelle (de qqn) à (un type d activité). ⇒ aptitude, inclination, penchant. Avoir des prédispositions artistiques. Elle a des prédispositions pour la musique, à faire de la musique. 2 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Predisposition — Pre*dis po*si tion, n. [Pref. pre + disposition: cf. F. pr[ e]disposition.] 1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predisposition — I noun affection, appetence, appetency, appetite, aptitude, aptness, ardor, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, cast, character, desire, disposition, fancy, favor, favoritism, fondness, foregone conclusion, inclinatio, inclination, keenness,… … Law dictionary
predisposition — (n.) 1620s, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + DISPOSITION (Cf. disposition) … Etymology dictionary
predisposition — [n] willingness, inclination bent*, bias, choice, cup of tea*, dish*, disposition, druthers*, flash, groove, leaning, likelihood, liking, option, partiality, penchant, potentiality, predilection, preference, proclivity, proneness, propensity,… … New thesaurus
predisposition — [prē΄dis pə zish′ən, prē dis΄pə zish′ən] n. the condition of being predisposed; inclination or tendency; predilection … English World dictionary
predisposition — n. 1) a predisposition to 2) a predisposition to + inf. (a predisposition to act rashly) * * * [ˌpriːdɪspə zɪʃ(ə)n] a predisposition to a predisposition to + inf. (a predisposition to act rashly) … Combinatory dictionary
predisposition — [[t]pri͟ːdɪspəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] predispositions 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N to inf, N to/towards n/ ing 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… … English dictionary
predisposition — UK [ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɪdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms predisposition : singular predisposition plural predispositions the fact that someone is likely to think or behave in a particular way, or likely to develop a particular … English dictionary
prédisposition — (pré di spô zi sion) s. f. Terme de médecine. Disposition de l économie à contracter certaine maladie. Une prédisposition intérieure. Il se dit aussi dans le langage général. La prédisposition au vice. ÉTYMOLOGIE Pré..., préfixe, et… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
predisposition — pre|dis|po|si|tion [ˌpri:dıspəˈzıʃən] n a tendency to behave in a particular way or suffer from a particular illness predisposition to/towards ▪ a predisposition towards alcoholism … Dictionary of contemporary English
