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Susceptible: Definition, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：easily influenced (susceptible)
susceptible
/səˈseptəbl/
adj.
Easily influenced or affected by something external, like ideas, advertising, or emotions.
easily influenced
➕
/ˈiːzɪli ˈɪnfluənst/
adj.
Describes a person or thing that is readily affected or swayed by external factors such as ideas, advertising, or emotions.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Latin 'suscipere' (sub- 'under' + capere 'take') -> 'undertake' or 'receptive'.
💡 Mnemonic
Susceptible like a sponge - easily soaked up by influence.
📖 Example
Young people are often more susceptible to the influence of advertisements when making purchasing decisions for clothes.
Young people are often more susceptible to the influence of advertisements when making purchasing decisions for clothes.
🔗 Collocations
be susceptible to – be easily influenced or affected by something
highly susceptible – very easily affected
susceptible individual – a person who is easily influenced
🔄 Synonyms
vulnerable (adj.) – open to attack, damage, or influence
impressionable (adj.) – easily influenced because of lack of critical thinking
receptive (adj.) – willing to consider or accept new ideas or suggestions
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
susceptibility (n.) – the state of being easily influenced or affected
susceptibly (adv.) – in a manner that is easily influenced
📖 Cultural Story
In medieval philosophy, 'susceptibilis' described a material's capacity to receive forms. Later broadened to emotional and medical vulnerability.
Meaning 2：vulnerable to disease (susceptible)
susceptible
/səˈseptəbl/
adj.
Likely to get sick or be harmed by something, like a virus, disease, or physical damage.
vulnerable to disease
➕
/ˈvʌlnərəbl tə dɪˈziːz/
adj.
Refers to a person, group, or organism that is at high risk of contracting an illness or being harmed by a harmful agent.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
During flu season, children and the elderly are especially susceptible to catching the virus.
During flu season, children and the elderly are especially susceptible to catching the virus.
🔗 Collocations
susceptible to infection – likely to become infected
genetically susceptible – having a genetic tendency to develop a disease
susceptible population – a group of people who are at high risk
🔄 Synonyms
prone (adj.) – likely to suffer from something, especially a health condition
predisposed (adj.) – made more likely to have a particular condition due to genetic or other factors
liable (adj.) – likely to experience something undesirable
🚫 Antonyms
resistant (adj.) – not affected by a disease or harmful agent
immune (adj.) – protected against a disease
invulnerable (adj.) – impossible to harm or affect
🌱 Derivatives
susceptibility (n.) – the state of being easily influenced or affected
susceptibly (adv.) – in a manner that is easily influenced
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