predisposed

[pree-di-spohzd]

adjective

1. having or showing an inclination or tendency toward a specified condition, opinion, behavior, etc., beforehand.

   Many studies show how genes interact with the environment to cause disease in predisposed individuals.

   The novel is skillfully written, but in a style that requires close reading and a predisposed reader.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of predispose.

Other Word Forms

• predisposedly adverb
• predisposedness noun
• unpredisposed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of predisposed¹

predispose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Clearly, the authors of these papers are predisposed in favour of Nova since they created it," she said, adding that more research is needed to identify the exact mechanisms that UPFs could be causing harm.

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Eisman, predisposed to suspect fraud in the market, wanted to bet against Americans who had been lent money without having been required to show evidence of income or employment.

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Most had had previous, less severe incidents—or “micro concussions”—that while not enough to send them to a clinician, predisposed them to a bigger event, he said.

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But Lindhome is, by her own admission, naturally predisposed to find the positive in everything.

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What's more, With Love, Meghan was never going to change opinions of those who are already, for whatever reason, predisposed against her - just as her new podcast series is unlikely to.

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