disposition

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14316

Meanings

1

noun
A person's natural character or mood.

The child has a cheerful, easy-going disposition.
2

noun
A tendency to behave or think in a particular way.

He has a disposition to worry about small things.
3

noun
The way in which something or someone is arranged or positioned.

The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person's natural... temperament

2 noun · a tendency to behave or... inclination tendency

Word family

Forms dispositions

Derived forms counterdispositiondispositionalmaldispositionmisdispositionredisposition

Related forms disposal disposedispositivepredisposition

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Phrases (1)

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enduring disposition
a temperament that patiently tolerates ongoing hardship or mistreatment

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

disposicioun Middle English disposition Middle French dispositiōnem Latin

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# disposition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 14316

## Meanings
1. A person's natural character or mood.
2. A tendency to behave or think in a particular way.
3. The way in which something or someone is arranged or positioned.

## Examples
- The child has a cheerful, easy-going disposition.
- He has a disposition to worry about small things.
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.

## Derived Forms
- counterdisposition
- dispositional
- maldisposition
- misdisposition
- redisposition

## Related Forms
- disposal
- dispose
- dispositive
- predisposition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: disposicioun
- Root: disposition
- Root: dispositiōnem

## Etymology
From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

## AI Etymology
Disposition comes from Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio. In current use, the main senses are “A person's natural character or mood” and “A tendency to behave or think in a particular way”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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