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disposition
/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
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What does disposition mean?
noun
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
- Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
- Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
More meanings (7)
noun
- Final decision or settlement.
- The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
- The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- Provision; clause.
verb
- To remove or place in a different position.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
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She would soon begin, not only to lose confidence in her neighbors, but also to feel a disposition equally unfavorable to them.
She had the highest esteem for Mr. Rushworth’s character and disposition, and could not have a doubt of her happiness with him.
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Mr. Strickland has drawn the portrait of an excellent husband and father, a man of kindly temper, industrious habits, and moral disposition.
There were several of my schoolfellows of a like disposition with myself, with whom I formed attachments which ended only with life.
As I knew him to be of a rather sullen unsocial disposition, I said nothing to him, but proceeded on my way.