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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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Alloying elements may have different effects on steel after tempering at the steel proneness to temper embrittlement.
This proneness to suicide, and loose seat in life, is not peculiar to the Marquesan.
Absorption is a personality trait associated with fantasy proneness, vivid imagery and so forth.
Psychological absorption is closely related to fantasy proneness and indeed, the two constructs might not be truly discriminable.
They claim to expose actual or potential criminal behavior as well as deceitfulness, lack of self-control, violence proneness, and sociopathic tendencies.
For instance, a study by McGee and Newcomb provided consistent findings for problem behavior proneness across four developmental stages from early adolescence to adulthood.

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