predisposition
noun
Origin of predisposition
Related Words for predisposition
predilection, susceptibility, proclivity, disposition, propensity, groove, penchant, likelihood, bent, weakness, flash, partiality, thing, bias, preference, potentiality, leaning, dish, liking, choiceExamples from the Web for predisposition
Contemporary Examples of predisposition
When was the first time I realized this was beyond a predisposition to anxiety?
Richard Russo Talks About New Memoir “Elsewhere” And His Mother’s IllnessJane Ciabattari
November 12, 2012
She says men who kill women they love have a predisposition for violence and an archaic attitude toward women in their lives.
The role of genes in causing a predisposition for cancer during this time of life is unknown and warrants intensive research.
Historical Examples of predisposition
Laws must be definite, and we should create in the citizens a predisposition to obey them.
LawsPlato
There has been a predisposition to paralysis, which is the true nature of this attack.
Rim o' the WorldB. M. Bower
In every member of it he recognised character, and a predisposition which might even be genius.
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
She understood not how fatal a predisposition lurked in her bosom.
Who Are Happiest? and Other StoriesT. S. Arthur
Their views rather wearied me, despite my predisposition to favour them.
The MessageAlec John Dawson