(tendencies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.
...the government’s ~ towards secrecy in recent years.
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2.
A ~ is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.
He is spoiled, arrogant and has a ~ towards snobbery...
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