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SUSCEPTIBLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being susceptible; easily affected
Synonyms:
susceptibility; susceptibleness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("susceptibleness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Attribute:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
insusceptible; unsusceptible (not susceptible to)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "susceptibleness"):
liability (the state of being legally obliged and responsible)
capability; capacity (the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment)
predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)
reactivity (ready susceptibility to chemical change)
suggestibility (susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion)
Derivation:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
susceptible (easily impressed emotionally)
