diathesis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
2. (countable, uncountable) Voice (active or passive).

Synonyms

predisposition

disposition

propensity

bent

capableness

facility

flair

flexibility

hang

predilection

prepossession

proclivity

proneness

receptivity

suggestibility

tendency

tractability

tractableness

vulnerability

appetence

susceptibility to a disease

aptitude

aptness

Translations

diátese

diathèse

diatesi

diátesis

Diathese

إستعداد

diathese

vatbaarheid voor een ziekte

Verfassung

الاستهداف

diàtesi

disposizione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈaθəsɪs/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin diathesis, from Ancient Greek διάθεσις (diáthesis, “state, condition”), from διατίθημι (diatíthēmi, “to arrange”).