predisposition

English Thesaurus

1. a disposition in advance to react in a particular way (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	disposition,
definition	:	a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing (noun.attribute)

2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	disposition, inclination, tendency,
definition	:	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	orientation, predilection, preference,
definition	:	a predisposition in favor of something (noun.cognition)

3. susceptibility to a pathogen (noun.state)

hypernym	:	susceptibility, susceptibleness,
definition	:	the state of being susceptible; easily affected (noun.state)

hyponym	:	habitus,
definition	:	person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	sensitisation, sensitization,
definition	:	the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	hypersensitivity,
definition	:	pathological sensitivity (noun.state)

hyponym	:	diathesis,
definition	:	constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality (noun.state)

attribute	:	sensitising, sensitizing,
definition	:	making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli (adj.all)

attribute	:	desensitising, desensitizing,
definition	:	making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli (adj.all)

4. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	predispose,
definition	:	make susceptible (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	predispose,
definition	:	make susceptible (verb.cognition)