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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for susceptibility
Noun
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The email refers to a 2021 incident that saw the information of over 21 million users of the parking app leaked through a vulnerability within third-party software.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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And the love and the trust then allow for vulnerability.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The document aims to provide clarity and accuracy in reporting, addressing contemporary issues and nuanced terminology with precision and sensitivity.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Franco-Canadian and former senior executive at Natixis Asset Management will also need to be mindful of the far right’s budget sensitivities given their readiness to try collapsing the government once more.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Susceptibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susceptibility. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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