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   sus·cep·ti·ble

   /səˈseptəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing: "patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection" Similar open toreceptive tovulnerable todefenseless againstan easy target forrare:susceptive toliable toprone tosubject toinclined topredisposed todisposed togiven toeasily affected byin danger ofat risk ofat the mercy ofOpposite immuneresistant
   • ▪ (of a person) easily influenced by feelings or emotions; sensitive: "they only do it to tease him—he's too susceptible" Similar impressionablecredulousgullibleinnocentingenuouseasily taken innaivedefenselessvulnerableeasily ledmanageableacquiescentadaptablepersuadabletractablesensitiveresponsivetenderthin-skinnedhighly strungemotionalOpposite skepticalstreetwise
   • 2. capable or admitting of: "the problem is not susceptible of a simple solution" Similar capable ofadmitting ofreceptive ofopen toresponsive toallowingpermittingrare:susceptive ofOpposite incapable ofnot open to

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere ‘take up, sustain’, from sub- ‘from below’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. susceptibly adverb

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   SUSCEPTIBLE definition: 1. easily influenced or harmed by something: 2. used to describe someone who is easily emotionally…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SUSCEPTIBLE is capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation. How to use susceptible in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Susceptible.

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   If you are susceptible to something such as infections or earaches, it means you are likely to become sick with these things. Have you ever received something you don't want? Well, with susceptible meaning "likely to be influenced or affected by" that is probably going to be the case.

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   Susceptible definition: admitting or capable of some specified treatment. See examples of SUSCEPTIBLE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUSCEPTIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SUSCEPTIBLE meaning: 1. easily influenced or harmed by something: 2. used to describe someone who is easily emotionally…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › susceptiblesusceptible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   susceptible (of something) (formal) allowing something; capable of something. Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation? The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › susceptibleSusceptible - definition of susceptible by The Free Dictionary

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   1. admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible to various interpretations. 2. accessible, liable, or subject to some influence, agency, etc.: susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery. 3. capable of being affected emotionally.