as in vulnerability
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
his aunt's unfortunate susceptibility to viruses meant she was nearly always sick a country parson who had a well-known susceptibility to anyone with a hard-luck story
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Recent Examples of susceptibility
The study posed that ethnogenetic susceptibility and environmental exposure from pollution or endocrine-disrupting chemicals might be contributing factors.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Disruptions like this demonstrate the susceptibility of our existing navigation systems.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Catherine Stein, who studies genetic and environmental susceptibility to tuberculosis at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that a special MRI technique called quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can measure levels of brain iron.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Disruptions like this demonstrate the susceptibility of our existing navigation systems.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Catherine Stein, who studies genetic and environmental susceptibility to tuberculosis at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that a special MRI technique called quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) can measure levels of brain iron.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for susceptibility
Noun
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This move highlights vulnerabilities in the technology supply chain, affecting automakers like Honda, which halted production at a Mexican factory.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Whatever the case, sensitivities about national security risks remain high as China’s relationship with Western nations grows tense.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Witches Witches in Rice's world are humans born with special supernatural sensitivities, oftentimes extra sensory perceptions or the power of telekinesis.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Susceptibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susceptibility. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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