tendency

/ˈtendənsi/ noun [C]

Translation

› something that someone often does, or something that often happens

eğilim, meyil, istek, temayül

[+ to do sth] She has a tendency to talk for too long. There is a growing tendency for companies to employ people on short contracts.934

(Definition of tendency noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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