Disposition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

your usual mood

the act or means of getting rid of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌndɚhˌɛdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌndɚhˌɛdᵻd/.

Examples

he has a happy disposition
he had an inclination to give up too easily
a tendency to be too strict

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temperament inclination tendency disposal

Parts of Speech

noun	your usual mood “he has a happy disposition”
noun	the act or means of getting rid of something
noun	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others “he had an inclination to give up too easily”
noun	a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing “a swelling with a disposition to rupture”

Word Forms

temperamental	adjective	relating to or caused by temperament
dispose	verb	throw or cast away
incline	verb	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
tendentious	adjective	having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
tendencious	adjective	having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
tend	verb	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anordnung

deine übliche Stimmung

🇪🇸Spanish

disposición

tu estado de ánimo habitual

🇮🇹Italian

disposizione

il tuo solito umore

🇳🇱Dutch

karakter

uw gebruikelijke stemming

🇵🇹Portuguese

disposição

seu humor habitual

🇷🇺Russian

расположение

твое обычное настроение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वभाव

आपका सामान्य मूड

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বভাব

আপনার স্বাভাবিক মেজাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மனநிலை

உங்கள் வழக்கமான மனநிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వభావము

మీ సాధారణ మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वभाव

तुमचा नेहमीचा मूड

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વભાવ

તમારો સામાન્ય મૂડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വഭാവം

നിങ്ങളുടെ സാധാരണ മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਭਾਅ

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਆਮ ਮੂਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاج

آپ کا معمول کا مزاج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

性格

你平时的心情

🇯🇵Japanese

配置

いつもの気分

🇰🇷Korean

처분

평소 기분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bố trí

tâm trạng thường ngày của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดการ

อารมณ์ปกติของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

watak

suasana hatimu yang biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

disposisyon

ang iyong karaniwang kalooban

🇲🇾Malay

pembawaan

mood biasa awak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التصرف

مزاجك المعتاد

🇮🇷Persian

منش

خلق و خوی همیشگی شما

🇹🇷Turkish

eğilim

her zamanki ruh halin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶזֶג

מצב הרוח הרגיל שלך

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The primary meaning of 'disposition' is 'your usual mood'.

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In which domain is the word 'disposition' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'disposition' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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