predisposition

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən/ UK /ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
an inclination or tendency to a particular condition or behavior

A family predisposition to heart disease prompted regular checkups.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an inclination or tendency... inclination tendency propensity proclivity susceptibility bias leaning

Opposites

aversion disinclination resistance

Word family

Related forms predisposepredisposed disposition

Etymology

From pre- ('before') + disposition. Disposition derives from Latin dispositio ('arrangement'), from disponere ('to arrange'), from dis- ('apart') + ponere ('to place').

dispositio Latin ponere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# predisposition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən

## Meanings
1. an inclination or tendency to a particular condition or behavior

## Examples
- A family predisposition to heart disease prompted regular checkups.

## Synonyms
- inclination
- tendency
- propensity
- proclivity
- susceptibility
- bias
- leaning

## Antonyms
- aversion
- disinclination
- resistance

## Related Forms
- predispose
- predisposed
- disposition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dispositio
- Root: ponere

## Etymology
From pre- ('before') + disposition. Disposition derives from Latin dispositio ('arrangement'), from disponere ('to arrange'), from dis- ('apart') + ponere ('to place').

## AI Etymology
Predisposition comes from pre- ('before') + disposition. Disposition derives from Latin dispositio ('arrangement'), from disponere ('to arrange'), from dis- ('apart') + ponere ('to place'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "an inclination or tendency to a particular condition or behavior", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin dispositio and Latin ponere. Related words include predispose, predisposed, disposition.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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