disposition

1 your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" [syn: temperament]

2 the act or means of getting rid of something [syn: disposal]

3 an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: inclination, tendency]

4 a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

English

Pronunciation

• "dis-p&-'zi-sh&n

Etymology

, from , from disposition-, dispositio, from disponere.

Noun

1. The act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed as Administration, Control, final arrangement (Settlement - the disposition of the case), transfer to the care or possession of another or the power of such transferal, or orderly arrangement.
2. The prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination; temperamental makeup; the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances.

Finnish

Noun

disposition

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.

See also

• Dispositional attribution
• Nature versus nurture
• Adaptive expertise

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