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pro·cliv·i·ty Listen to audio/proʊˈklɪvəti/ noun
plural pro·cliv·i·ties
[count] formal : a strong natural liking for something that is usually bad : a tendency to do something that is usually bad — usually singular Why do some people have a proclivity for violence? [=why are some people violent?] She has a proclivity [=tendency] to assume the worst. He shows no proclivity towards aggression. [=he is not aggressive]

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