susceptibility
The condition of being susceptibleThe condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
» Exposure to radiation causes susceptibility to mutations.
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5 senses(uncountable)The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
Anfälligkeit
the state of being susceptible; easily affected
(countable)A way in which one is susceptible.
(countable, uncountable)Emotional sensitivity.
Empfänglichkeit
(countable, uncountable)Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).
(countable, uncountable)Electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).
Suszeptibilität
Examples
1 sentencesExposure to radiation causes susceptibility to mutations.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
Forms
plural: susceptibilities| Singular | susceptibility |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the state of being susceptible; easily affected:susceptibleness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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