" predisposition "

1: a habitual attraction to some activity or thing;

  * e.g., " ... the young woman's predisposition to date men who are very much like her father "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affection,

•  affinity,

•  aptitude,

•  bent,

•  bias,

•  bone,

•  devices,

•  disposition,

•  genius,

•  habitude,

•  impulse,

•  inclination,

•  leaning,

•  partiality,

•  penchant,

•  predilection,

•  proclivity,

•  propensity,

•  tendency,

•  turn

•  Antonyms : 

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1: to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition;

  * e.g., " ... Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dispose,

•  incline,

•  fit,

•  fix,

•  groom,

•  lay,

•  prep,

•  prepare,

•  ready,

•  influence,

•  prepossess,

•  sway,

•  convince,

•  persuade,

•  suggest,

•  bias,

•  poison,

•  prejudice

•  Antonyms : 

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