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BNC: 14819 COCA: 13978

susceptibility

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
susceptibility /səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/ noun
plural susceptibilities
susceptibility
/səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/
noun
plural susceptibilities
Learner's definition of SUSCEPTIBILITY
: the state of being easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something易受影响的特性;易受伤害的特性usually + to
[count]
usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
susceptibilities [plural] chiefly British, formal : a person's feelings脆弱的感情
BNC: 14819 COCA: 13978

susceptibility

noun

sus·​cep·​ti·​bil·​i·​ty sə-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce susceptibility (audio)
plural susceptibilities
1
: the quality or state of being susceptible
especially : lack of ability to resist some extraneous agent (such as a pathogen or drug) : sensitivity
2
a
: a susceptible temperament or constitution
b
susceptibilities plural : feelings, sensibilities
3
a
: the ratio of the magnetization in a substance to the corresponding magnetizing force
b
: the ratio of the electric polarization to the electric intensity in a polarized dielectric

Example Sentences

A weak immune system causes increased susceptibility to disease. his aunt's unfortunate susceptibility to viruses meant she was nearly always sick
Recent Examples on the Web So many factors influence susceptibility that accounting for all of them at once is nearly impossible. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 Age can also be a factor in a person's susceptibility. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 Age can also be a factor in a person's susceptibility. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 Age can also be a factor in a person's susceptibility. Matthew Barakat, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022 That said, the presence of freckles can signal your susceptibility to developing skin cancer, says Dr. Marcus. Julia Guerra, Allure, 18 July 2022 In order to bring itself back to normal during COVID infection, the immune system overcorrects, resulting in extended susceptibility to a number of viruses the body might usually fight off. Erin Prater, Fortune, 31 May 2022 This warranted more investigation, since experimental vaccines for other diseases sometimes increase susceptibility to infection. Allysia Finley, WSJ, 4 July 2022 Their greater susceptibility to the rubber hand illusion might be explained by dysregulation of chemicals such as dopamine (a feature of OCD). Baland Jalal, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of susceptibility was in 1644
BNC: 14819 COCA: 13978

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