Definition of susceptible
1 : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation a theory susceptible to proof
2 : open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency susceptible to pneumonia
3 : impressionable, responsive a susceptible mind
susceptibleness
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Examples of susceptible in a Sentence
Researchers at the University of South Carolina say that a chemical found abundantly in red wine, apples and onions helps protect against influenza, especially after a rigorous respiratory workout, when the body is more susceptible to infection. —Kim Marcus et al., Wine Spectator, 31 May 2009
Women were especially susceptible to his … charm, and he maintained dozens of relationships simultaneously. When he was finally being tried for his crimes, 20 women sat together in the courthouse's public galleries, weeping: mistresses, lovers and admirers, all convinced of Unterweger's innocence. —Robert MacFarlane, New York Times Book Review, 13 Jan. 2008
He grew up during the heyday of the Hegelian philosophy, which sought to explain all things in terms of historical development, but conceived this process as being ultimately not susceptible to the methods of empirical investigation. —Isaiah Berlin, The Hedgehog and the Fox, (1953) 1978
The virus can infect susceptible individuals.
some people are more susceptible to depression during the winter because of reduced exposure to sunlight
Recent Examples of susceptible from the Web
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Böttger says simply cleaning these machines isn’t good enough, and that any HCU design with an open water tank is fundamentally susceptible to infection—if not from contamination at the factory, then from microbes in the hospital.
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That’s an age when the growing brain, which doesn’t mature until 25, is particularly susceptible to being taken over by opioids — even if the dosage seems too small to produce addiction.
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Whether the neurotransmitter changes reflect the beginning of the disease process or whether damage to the neurotransmitters causes the disease in genetically susceptible people is the $64,000 question.
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If that happened, the people most susceptible would be those who ate the most infected deer meat.
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Against the backdrop of ovens that were once used to incinerate people, Higgins warned that the U.S. is more susceptible to genocide than during World War II.
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The injuries quickly promoted the narrative that older players years removed from the game are, unsurprisingly, more susceptible to injury.
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Allowing such a runup of debt, Beijing is leaving the Chinese economy susceptible to any unanticipated event that undercuts confidence in the financial system.
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Vieira’s mother, Mary Elsie Rosa, suffered from osteoporosis, a bone disease that causes bones to become weak and susceptible to breaks from a fall or, in severe cases, a sneeze or minor bump.
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Synonym Discussion of susceptible
SUSCEPTIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
susceptible
playDefinition of susceptible for English Language Learners
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: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something
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: capable of being affected by a specified action or process
SUSCEPTIBLE Defined for Kids
susceptible
playDefinition of susceptible for Students
1 : of such a nature as to permit The words are susceptible of being misunderstood.
2 : having little resistance (as to infection or damage) I am susceptible to colds.
3 : easily affected or impressed by You're so susceptible to flattery.
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of susceptible
1: having little resistance to a specific infectious disease : capable of being infected
2: predisposed to develop a noninfectious disease susceptible to diabetes
3: abnormally reactive to various drugs
susceptible
Medical Definition of susceptible
: one that is susceptible (as to a disease) vaccinate all susceptibles in each region where outbreaks appeared—A. J. Bollet
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