| NOUN | state | predisposition, sensitivity | susceptibility to a pathogen |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | predisposition | an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way | |
| attribute | predisposition | a disposition in advance to react in a particular way |
| Sounds | priy.dihspahzih'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | susceptibility to a pathogen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sensitivity | |
| Attributes | desensitizing, desensitising | making less susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |
| sensitizing, sensitising | making susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli | |
| Narrower | diathesis | Constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality |
| habitus | person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) | |
| hypersensitivity | pathological sensitivity | |
| sensitization, sensitisation | The state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) | |
| Broader | susceptibility, susceptibleness | The state of being susceptible |
| Spanish | predisposición, sensibilidad | |
| Catalan | predisposició, sensibilitat | |
| Meaning | An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | predilection, preference, orientation | A predisposition in favor of something |
| Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| Spanish | predisposición | |
| Catalan | predisposició | |
| Verbs | predispose | make susceptible |
| Meaning | A disposition in advance to react in a particular way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | disposition | A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing |
| Spanish | predisposición | |
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