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English noun: predisposition | |||
| 1. | predisposition (state) susceptibility to a pathogen | ||
| Synonyms | sensitivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | susceptibility, susceptibleness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diathesis, habitus, hypersensitivity, sensitisation, sensitization | ||
| Attribute | desensitising, desensitizing, sensitising, sensitizing | ||
| 2. | predisposition (cognition) an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | orientation, predilection, preference | ||
| 3. | predisposition (attribute) a disposition in advance to react in a particular way | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition | ||
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