Definition of predispositions Predispositions
/pɹiˌdɪspʌzɪˈʃʌnz/ - [preedispuzishunz] -
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What does predispositions mean?
Wiktionary 
- predispositions (Noun)
Plural of predisposition.
Part of speech
🔤- predispositions, noun, plural of predisposition.
WordNet
NounPlural: predispositions |
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| predisposition - an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way | ||
| disposition, tendency, inclination your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" | ||
| predisposition - a disposition in advance to react in a particular way | ||
| predisposition - susceptibility to a pathogen | ||
| sensitivity | ||
| susceptibility, susceptibleness the state of being susceptible; easily affected | ||
| sensitising, sensitizing making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli | ||
| desensitising, desensitizing making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli | ||
| habitus person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus" | ||
| sensitisation, sensitization (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) | ||
| hypersensitivity extreme sensitivity | ||
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Wiktionary
- predisposition (Noun)
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- predisposition (n.)
The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger. - predisposition (n.)
Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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predisposition
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
Part of speech
🔤- predisposition, noun, singular of predispositions.
