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predisposed

/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/adjective

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प्रवृत्त, झुकाव वाला, (किसी रोग के प्रति) संवेदनशील

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun] ~ to/towards sth | ~ to do sth

    likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease

    प्रवृत्त, झुकाव वाला, (किसी रोग के प्रति) संवेदनशील

    • Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes.
    • He was predisposed to see the good in everyone.

    Synonyms prone inclined susceptible liable disposed

    Opposite immune resistant

  2. 2

    [not before noun] ~ to/towards sb/sth

    already tending to have a particular opinion or feeling about somebody or something

    पहले से (किसी के प्रति) झुकाव रखने वाला

    • The committee seemed predisposed towards Radhika's proposal.

    Synonyms inclined biased

◇Word family
predispose verbpredisposition noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

prone inclined susceptible liable disposed biased

Antonyms

immune resistant

§Grammar and usage

Predisposed is followed by to or towards, as in 'predisposed to heart disease'.

Predisposed के बाद to या towards आता है, जैसे 'predisposed to heart disease'।