disposition meaning
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WDisposition
- A disposition is a habit, a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.
- The terms dispositional belief and occurrent belief refer, in the former case, to a belief that is held in the mind but not currently being considered, and in the latter case, to a belief that is currently being considered by the mind.
- In Bourdieu's theory of fields, dispositions are the natural tendencies of each individual to take on a certain position in any field. There is no strict determinism through one's dispositions.
FR disposition 

- NounPLdispositionsPREdis-SUF-tion
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- I have little disposition now to do as you say.
- Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
- Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- She has a sunny disposition.
- He has such a foul disposition.
- Control over something.
- You will have full disposition of these funds.
- (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
- The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
- (law) Final decision or settlement.
- The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
- (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.
- The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care.
- (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
- This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- VerbSGdispositionsPRdispositioningPT, PPdispositioned
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- There was no moping around the house with a depressed disposition when one of my romances turned sour because, as far as my love life went, father expected me to take it like a man.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of disposition in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
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Source: Wiktionary