Meaning

6 senses
  1. Likely to be affected by something.

    He was susceptible to minor ailments.

    anfällig, beeindruckbar, empfänglich

    восприи́мчивыйvospriímčivyj, поддаю́щийсяpoddajúščijsja

    сприйнятливийspryjnjatlyvyj, піддатливийpiddatlyvyj

  2. Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.

    easily impressed emotionally

  3. Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.

    empfindlich

    восприи́мчивыйvospriímčivyj, чувстви́тельныйčuvstvítelʹnyj

    вразливийvrazlyvyj, чутливийčutlyvyj

  4. That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.

    Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.

    A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

  5. Vulnerable.

  6. Amenable.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Elderly people are more susceptible to illness.

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  2. Socially awkward children are more susceptible to bullying.

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  3. She was susceptible to colds.

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  4. She's very susceptible to hypnotic suggestion.

    ruОна очень чувствительна к гипнотическому воздействию.

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  5. Everybody is susceptible to an affair.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
likely to be affected by:
especially sensitive:
Русский
By meaning 2
likely to be affected by:
especially sensitive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
likely to be affected by:

Origin

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

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