predisposition
Built-in leaning toward
A predisposition is a tendency or inclination that exists before any particular situation arises.
Someone with a predisposition toward anxiety is more likely to become anxious when stressed.
The word often appears in medical contexts: a genetic predisposition to heart disease.
To be predisposed is to be inclined in advance: Her background predisposed her to distrust authority.
Inclination toward a behavior
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- leaningTendency toward something
- bentCurved; also dishonest
affinity · aptitude · penchant · fondness · preference · liking · taste · temperament
Genetic trait transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
chromosomes · allele · genotype · phenotype · ancestry · lineage · genome · mutation
Openness to harm
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- pronenessTendency toward something
- riskPossibility of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
weakness · fragility · defenselessness · liability · hypersensitivity · reactivity · allergy · immune response
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
bigotry · intolerance · one-sidedness · subjectivity · unfairness · racism · sexism · ageism
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- leaningTendency toward something
bent · affinity · aptitude · penchant · fondness · preference · liking · taste · temperament · habit
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
inheritance · chromosomes · allele · genotype · phenotype · ancestry · lineage · genome · mutation · traits
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- pronenessTendency toward something
- riskPossibility of harm
exposure · weakness · fragility · defenselessness · liability · hypersensitivity · reactivity · allergy · immune response · risk factor
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
stereotype · bigotry · intolerance · one-sidedness · subjectivity · unfairness · racism · sexism · ageism · xenophobia
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- dispositionsinclination, tendency, propensity, temperament, proclivity
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, genetics, puberty
- inclinationsinclination, tendency, proclivity, propensity, leaning
- Genetic Riskgenetic marker, genetic testing, genetic counseling, gene mutation, heritability
predispositionaversion
Intense dislike or repugnance
disinclination · unwillingness · reluctance · resistance · antipathy
predispositionimpartiality
Freedom from prejudice
objectivity · neutrality · open-mindedness · indifference · fairness
predispositionblank slate
Unmarked starting point
tabula rasa · open mind · free will · unpredictability · spontaneity
- genetic predispositionInherited increased likelihood