Disposition - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word disposition
Brit.  |dɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word disposition

noun

- your usual mood (syn: temperament)
he has a happy disposition
- the act or means of getting rid of something (syn: disposal)
- an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (syn: inclination, tendency)
- a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
a swelling with a disposition to rupture

Extra examples

Her disposition was to always think negatively.

He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.

A will is a legal document that is used in the disposition of property.

He had at his disposition no inconsiderable sums of money.

His disposition was naturally cheerful and bright.

There was a general disposition to remain.

The different dispositions of wool, silk, etc. to unite with the colouring particles.

His wife could make no disposition of the personal estate.

Inexpressibly thankful to receive this law by the disposition of angels.

Stonehenge, neither for disposition nor ornament, has anything admirable.

She has a quiet disposition.

He has a nervous disposition.

He has an ugly disposition.

Her easy disposition and sociability masked the intensity of her feelings.

He has an irascible disposition.

Word forms

noun
singular: disposition
plural: dispositions
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