PREDISPOSITION


Meaning of PREDISPOSITION in English

/ ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] predisposition (to / towards sth) | predisposition (to do sth) ( formal ) a condition that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease :

a genetic predisposition to liver disease

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.