deep-seated

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

against, based, constant, white

VERB + DEEP-SEATED

allow, develop, rooted, stem

DEEP-SEATED + NOUN

african, arabs, gut, hatred, insecurities, preferences, prejudice, resentment

PREP.

from, in, on, toward, towards, with

ADV.

firstly

adj

Physically located at a deep level.

a deep-seated tumour

Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface.

Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.

She has a deep-seated belief in the essential goodness of human nature.

[…] instead of the bright beams that used to play in those eyes, there was now a dark deep-seated sorrow, almost despair.

adjective — (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted

a deep-seated tumour

Wiktionary

Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface.

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[…] the Ach in the Teeth of the upper Jaw occasions a gnawing Pain deep seated in the Bones of the Face,

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The president tried to make his case for war by subtly appealing to the electorate's deep-seated suspicion of Arabs.

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My wife harbors a deep-seated resentment toward her father.

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Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about — you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer...

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