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disposition

/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण डिस्पज़िशन

स्वभाव, प्रकृति, मिज़ाज

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.]

    the natural qualities of a person's character

    स्वभाव, प्रकृति, मिज़ाज

    • a cheerful disposition
    • a man of a nervous disposition
    • He has a gentle disposition and never raises his voice.
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    • Her sunny disposition made her popular at school.
    • A calm disposition is useful for a doctor.
    • The twins have very different dispositions.

    Synonyms temperament nature character personality temper

  2. 2

    [C, usually sing.] ~ to/towards sth | ~ to do sth formal

    a tendency to behave in a particular way

    प्रवृत्ति, झुकाव

    • a disposition to help others
    • She has a cheerful disposition and can make friends with anyone in a few minutes.
    • She has a disposition to see the best in people.
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    • The boy has a disposition towards shyness.
    • There is a general disposition to avoid risks in the bank.
    • A disposition to quarrel made him few friends.

    Synonyms tendency inclination propensity proclivity willingness

    Opposite aversion reluctance disinclination

◇Word family
dispose verbdisposed adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dis·po·si·tion

With -posi- (not 'disposision').

बीच में -posi- ('disposision' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the character words together: disposition (natural character), temperament (a person's nature, especially emotions), temper (tendency to get angry), nature, mettle (courage to deal with problems).

स्वभाव के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disposition (स्वाभाविक चरित्र), temperament (व्यक्ति की प्रकृति, विशेषकर भावनाएँ), temper (गुस्सा होने की प्रवृत्ति), nature, mettle (समस्याओं से निपटने का साहस)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective well-disposed means friendly towards.

Adjective well-disposed का अर्थ 'के प्रति मैत्रीपूर्ण' है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A sunny disposition, a nervous disposition.

Collocations: a sunny disposition (खुशमिज़ाज स्वभाव), a nervous disposition (घबराने वाला स्वभाव)। Disposition का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति का स्वाभाविक मिज़ाज या प्रकृति है।