hardwired
adjective/ˌhɑːdˈwaɪəd/
/ˌhɑːrdˈwaɪərd/
- (specialist) (of computer functions) built into the permanent system and not provided by software
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- (of a skill, quality or type of behaviour) present as part of who you are and the way your brain is made, not learned from experience
- Many aspects of morality appear to be hardwired in the brain.
- Anxiety is a hardwired response that everyone experiences.
- There is evidence that we are hardwired to be musical.
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