| Noun | 1. | predisposition - susceptibility to a pathogen susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected habitus - person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus" sensitisation, sensitization - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) hypersensitivity - pathological sensitivity diathesis - constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality |
| 2. | predisposition - an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" predilection, preference, orientation - a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" | |
| 3. | predisposition - a disposition in advance to react in a particular way disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" |