the condition of being predisposed susceptibility to a specific disease
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pre•dis•po•si•tion /priˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən, ˌpridɪs-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]a tendency of the body to be likely to suffer from a disease:a genetically inherited predisposition for color blindness. See -pos-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a tendency to behave in a certain way, esp. to favor something:a predisposition to think that way.
pre•dis•po•si•tion
(prē dis′pə zish′ən, prē′dis-),USA pronunciation n.
pre•dis′po•si′tion•al, adj.
- the fact or condition of being predisposed:a predisposition to think optimistically.
- Medicinetendency to a condition or quality, usually based on the combined effects of genetic and environmental factors.
- pre- + disposition 1615–25
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'predisposition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anlage
- bias
- death instinct
- diathesis
- disposition
- genetic screening
- halo effect
- inclination
- marker
- predilection
- prejudice
- proclivity
- strain
- taste
- temperament
- tendency
- vocation