SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
susceptibility
noun
A tendency to be affected or influenced by something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Readiness to be affected
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Usage distinction
Return to topSusceptibility concerns being affected by a particular influence. Receptivity can be favorable openness, while vulnerability emphasizes possible harm.
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The susceptible family
susceptibility is grouped under susceptible in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
susceptibleadjective
Readily affected or influenced by something.
Readily affected
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New readers can be susceptible to a confident but unsupported claim.
One committee member was susceptible to flattery and changed his recommendation whenever a speaker praised his judgment.
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See susceptibility in use
The narrator admits his susceptibility to flattering reviews.
Another learner's susceptibility to bright packaging meant that a newly wrapped tool easily drew attention away from an unfinished binding.
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