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
Catherine Stein, who studies genetic and environmental susceptibility to tuberculosis at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
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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
And this desire for control, for some method to be brought to bear on the sinister uncertainty of life, explains also my susceptibility to oracles like the Yijing.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Smoking, douching, and hormonal changes also play a role in a person's susceptibility of getting it.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for susceptibility
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
And this desire for control, for some method to be brought to bear on the sinister uncertainty of life, explains also my susceptibility to oracles like the Yijing.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Smoking, douching, and hormonal changes also play a role in a person's susceptibility of getting it.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for susceptibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for susceptibility
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But tragedies like these also reflect the vulnerability of this refugee population – with the overall reduction in support causing a cascade effect for those already living on a knife edge of survival.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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That said, vulnerabilities in its Comet browser are cause for concern.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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This connection would become increasingly important over the twentieth century, as the rapid development of technological infrastructure created ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous sensitivities to geomagnetic storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Susceptibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susceptibility. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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