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noun
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: disposition
noun
an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inclination, disposition, tendency
Narrower terms: predilection, preference, orientation
noun
susceptibility to a pathogen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sensitivity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: susceptibility, susceptibleness
Narrower terms: habitus, sensitization, sensitisation, hypersensitivity, diathesis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English disposition English predisposition From pre- + disposition.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
