predisposition

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UK/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən/

noun

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

Similar
proclivitypropensitysensitivity
OriginEnglish disposition ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounpredisposition (countable and uncountable, plural predispositions)

plural predispositions

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

    Synonyms: proclivity, propensity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

Similar
proclivitypropensity

More synonyms by meaning

nounsusceptibility to a pathogen

Similar
sensitivity
Broader
susceptibilitysusceptibleness
Also see
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdisposition
  10. Englishpredisposition

From pre- + disposition.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian предразположение
  • предразположение (predrazpoloženie)the state of being predisposed
Catalan predisposició
  • predisposicióthe state of being predisposed
Chinese Mandarin 傾向 /倾向 or 傾嚮 /倾向
  • 傾向 /倾向 or 傾嚮 /倾向 (qīngxiàng)the state of being predisposed
Czech predispozice
  • predispozicethe state of being predisposed
Finnish taipumus, alttius
  • taipumusthe state of being predisposed
  • alttiusthe state of being predisposed
French prédisposition
  • prédispositionthe state of being predisposed
German Veranlagung, Neigung
  • Veranlagungthe state of being predisposed
  • Neigungthe state of being predisposed
Greek προδιάθεση
  • προδιάθεση (prodiáthesi)the state of being predisposed
Italian predisposizione, diatesi
  • predisposizionethe state of being predisposed
  • diatesithe state of being predisposed
  • tendenzathe state of being predisposed
Japanese 傾向
  • 傾向 (keikō)the state of being predisposed
Latin praedispositio
  • praedispositiothe state of being predisposed
Polish predyspozycja, zadatek
  • predyspozycjathe state of being predisposed
  • zadatekthe state of being predisposed
Portuguese predisposição
  • predisposiçãothe state of being predisposed
Romanian predispoziție
  • predispozițiethe state of being predisposed
Russian предрасполо́женность, скло́нность
  • предрасполо́женность (predraspolóžennostʹ)the state of being predisposed
  • скло́нность (sklónnostʹ)the state of being predisposed
Spanish predisposición
  • predisposiciónthe state of being predisposed
Swedish predisposition
  • predispositionthe state of being predisposed
Thai ปัจจัยโน้มเอียง
  • ปัจจัยโน้มเอียงthe state of being predisposed
Turkish yatkınlık; eğilim
  • yatkınlık; eğilimthe state of being predisposed
Cite this entry
APA

predisposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predisposition

MLA

“predisposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predisposition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predisposition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predisposition.

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