predisposition
noun/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- predisposition (to/towards something) | predisposition (to do something) a condition that makes somebody/something likely to behave in a particular way or to have a particular illness
- a genetic predisposition to liver disease
- There was an inherited predisposition to alcoholism.
- These are parents with a predisposition to worry.
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