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Presupposition vs Predisposition - What's the difference?

presupposition | predisposition |

As a noun presupposition

is presupposition.

As a verb predisposition is

predisposition.

presupposition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
  • * 2010 , Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass , Arrow 2011, p. 40:
    • He made one cardinal error in his presuppositions about the relation between language and perception, but in this he was far from alone.
  • The act of presupposing.

    • Synonyms

    * (assumption) assumption, conjecture

    predisposition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem

    • See also

    * ("predisposition" on Wikipedia)