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UK
/dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/
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[ US /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
a tendency to be too strict
he had an inclination to give up too easily - the act or means of getting rid of something
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a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
a swelling with a disposition to rupture -
your usual mood
he has a happy disposition
How To Use disposition In A Sentence
- The innkeeper, who was a choleric gnome of poor disposition, looked out of the door. STARDUST
- But surely, I say, there are some people blessed with sunny dispositions - it doesn't necessarily mean they're valiantly trying to stop themselves from sliding into despair.
- Knowing that you have a genetic disposition is not necessarily helpful. Times, Sunday Times
- It's just like an analysis of fragility, which is typically seen as a disposition to fracture. Ultrasound and the Future of Confused Wannabe Paternalists
- Current thinking is that some patients have inherited a predisposition to develop thyrotoxic periodic paralysis under the right set of circumstances. NYT > Home Page
- MS is not hereditary but can occur in more than one family member, suggesting a genetic predisposition.
- She has a very sunny disposition and just burns brightness. The Sun
- Instead she would calmly await delivery and then show absolutely no disposition to praise a work that did not meet her standards. Times, Sunday Times
- In the absence of clear evidence that a spouse intends to sell or dispose of an asset or will be forced to do so, a court should not grant a deduction for notional sale or disposition costs.
- If the government wants to collect more tax, it should show a favourable disposition towards big business. Times, Sunday Times
