Definition of "inherent" []

• Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic. (adjective)

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• "MADISON: I think Randi Rhodes, on her show, had a great idea, what they call inherent -- I forgot the terminology."
• "Mr de Klerk predicted that even when a new constitution and a government of national unity were in place, conflict in marriages and families would continue because of factors such as rapid urbanisation, imbalances in the labour force and what he described as the inherent economic problem."
• "Nasreen's outspoken stance on what she calls the inherent misogyny of conservative Muslim society in Bangladesh has sparked protests, riots and warrants for her arrest as well as a cash reward for her decapitation by religious fundamentalists."