predisposition
/priːdɪspəˈzɪʃn
/noun
A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way: a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia [mass noun]: factors including genetic predisposition...
- Commonly attributed factors might include temperament or genetic predispositions toward risk taking.
- Houllier will now have a predisposition to the condition and must watch the levels of cholesterol in his blood.
- They are habits, predispositions, deeply engrained attitudes of aversion and preference.
Synonyms
susceptibility, proneness, tendency, liability, inclination, disposition, vulnerability, weakness;
Homeopathy miasm
preference, predilection, inclination, leaning, propensity, bent, proclivity, penchant, liking;
bias, prejudice
rare velleity