pre ‧ dis ‧ po ‧ si ‧ tion /ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a tendency to behave in a particular way or suffer from a particular illness
predisposition to/towards
a predisposition towards alcoholism
pre ‧ dis ‧ po ‧ si ‧ tion /ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a tendency to behave in a particular way or suffer from a particular illness
predisposition to/towards
a predisposition towards alcoholism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012