predisposedadjective
uk/ˌpriː.dɪˈspəʊzd/us/ˌpriː.dɪˈspoʊzd/be predisposed to/towards sth
to be more likely than other people to have a medical condition or to behave in a particular way:
Researchers have discovered that the children of these patients are genetically predisposed to cancer.
The president is predisposed towards negotiation and favours a peaceful way of resolving the crisis.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Being & falling ill
- ail
- be green around the gills idiom
- be laid up idiom
- be out of sorts idiom
- break
- bring
- burned out
- burnt out
- catch your death of cold idiom
- declension
- food
- KO
- pick sth up
- pneumonia
- prone
- relapse
- shivery
- sicken
- strike
- upset
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