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- Dictionarypredisposition/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way: "a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia" Similar
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PREDISPOSITION definition: 1. the state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease…. Learn more.
Predisposition definition: the fact or condition of being predisposed. See examples of PREDISPOSITION used in a sentence.
A predisposition is a tendency to do something. If you know you have a predisposition toward getting carsick, better to plan ahead and avoid eating before a long drive. Things could get ugly.
Definition of predisposition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. predisposition (to/towards something) | predisposition (to do something) a condition that makes somebody/something likely to behave in a particular way or to have a particular illness. There was an inherited predisposition to alcoholism.
2 meanings: 1. the condition of being predisposed 2. medicine susceptibility to a specific disease → See diathesis.... Click for more definitions.
Predispose usually means putting someone in a frame of mind to be willing to do something. So a longtime belief in the essential goodness of people, for example, will predispose us to trust a stranger. Teachers know that coming from a stable family generally predisposes children to learn.
PREDISPOSITION meaning: 1. the state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease…. Learn more.
