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What does proneness mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward.
  2. The state of lying with the face down.
  3. (dated) Descent; declivity.
  4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition.
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His anxiety proneness seems less pronounced now than it was in 1985, but in spite of this he proved to be abnormally suggestible, compliant and acquiescent.
Our proneness to biobigotry, experts said, arises from several salient human traits.
For instance, a study by McGee and Newcomb provided consistent findings for problem behavior proneness across four developmental stages from early adolescence to adulthood.
This proneness to suicide, and loose seat in life, is not peculiar to the Marquesan.
This substance is almost unknown in a pure state, from its extreme proneness to absorb oxygen and pass into the sesquioxide.
Absorption is a personality trait associated with fantasy proneness, vivid imagery and so forth.

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