PREDISPOSITION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PREDISPOSITION?

Need another word that means the same as “predisposition”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “predisposition” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Predisposition” are: sensitivity, susceptibility, proneness, tendency, liability, inclination, disposition, vulnerability, weakness, preference, predilection, leaning, propensity, bent, proclivity, penchant, liking

Predisposition as a Noun

Definitions of "Predisposition" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “predisposition” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A disposition in advance to react in a particular way.
• A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.
• An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way.
• Susceptibility to a pathogen.

Synonyms of "Predisposition" as a noun (17 Words)

bent	An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges. She had no natural bent for literature.
disposition	The action of arranging people or things in a particular way. He has the disposition of a saint.
inclination	The angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another. Her inclination is for classical music.
leaning	The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. His early leanings towards socialism.
liability	The state of being legally obliged and responsible. Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.
liking	A feeling of regard or fondness. She d taken an instant liking to Arnie s new girlfriend.
penchant	A strong liking. He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
predilection	A strong liking. A predilection for expensive cars.
preference	Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties. His sexual preferences.
proclivity	A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. He has a proclivity for exaggeration.
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. Accident proneness.
propensity	An inclination to do something. Their innate propensity to attack one another.
sensitivity	Sensitivity to emotional feelings of self and others. A total lack of common decency and sensitivity.
susceptibility	The ratio of magnetization produced in a material to the magnetizing force. Lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease.
tendency	An inclination to do something. The shoreward tendency of the current.
vulnerability	The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. Conservation authorities have realized the vulnerability of the local population.
weakness	The condition of being financially weak. The weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed.

Usage Examples of "Predisposition" as a noun

• A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
• Factors including genetic predisposition.

Associations of "Predisposition" (30 Words)

affective	Denoting or relating to mental disorders in which disturbance of mood is the primary symptom. Affective disorders.
behavioral	Of or relating to behavior. Behavioral sciences.
biologically	In a way that concerns biology or living organisms. The world s most biologically diverse ecosystems.
conduct	Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. Conduct an orchestra Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years.
congenital	Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. A congenital liar.
familial	Relating to or having the characteristics of a family. Familial relationships.
genetic	Of or relating to the science of genetics. Genetic code.
genetically	By genetic mechanisms. A genetically inherited condition.
hereditary	(of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set. The main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected.
immanent	Existing or operating within; inherent. The protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements.
inborn	Normally existing at birth. People think doctors have inborn compassion.
inclination	The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. The questioner s inclination of his head.
inherence	The state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic. The inherence of polysemy in human language.
inherent	In the nature of something though not readily apparent. Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
inherited	(of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one’s parents or ancestors. Inherited diseases.
innate	Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. An innate talent.
intrinsic	Belonging to a thing by its very nature. Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.
liking	A feeling of regard or fondness. I ve always had a liking for reading.
natal	A region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean. He was living in the south many miles from his natal city.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. The art of the natives of the northwest coast.
neurology	Neurology the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders.
ophthalmology	The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. We are losing our intuitive ability to parent.
penchant	A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
predilection	A strong liking. A predilection for expensive cars.
predispose	Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. I m kind of predisposed towards disliking them.
preference	A greater liking for one alternative over another or others. Debts owed to the community should be accorded a preference.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. This temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs.
tendency	A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect. For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.