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- pronunciation:
- s
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
easily influenced or impressed (usu. fol. by "to").
Teenagers are thought to be highly susceptible to psychological pressure.- synonyms:
- impressionable, pliable, suggestible
- antonyms:
- immune, impervious, insusceptible, streetwise, superior, unsusceptible
- similar words:
- accessible, amenable, credulous, easy, gullible, malleable, manageable, open
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| definition 2: |
especially likely to be afflicted or suffer (usu. fol. by "to").
People with weakened immune systems are particularly susceptible to this flu.- synonyms:
- liable, prone, sensitive, subject
- antonyms:
- immune, insusceptible, resistant, unsusceptible
- similar words:
- accessible, inclined, open, predisposed, pregnable, vulnerable
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| definition 3: |
readily accepting or permitting a particular action or treatment (usu. fol. by "to" or "of").
His action was susceptible of many different interpretations.- synonyms:
- accessible, open
- antonyms:
- unsusceptible
- similar words:
- accepting, capable, receptive
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| definition 4: |
emotionally sensitive or impressionable.
a young, susceptible child- synonyms:
- impressionable, sensitive
- antonyms:
- unsusceptible
- similar words:
- feeling, insecure, unstable, vulnerable, weak
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| related words: |
frail, gullible, insecure, irritable, naked, prone, vulnerable |
adverb + (adj.)susceptible
equally, especially, extremely, genetically, highly, increasingly, initially, less, more, most, particularly, peculiarly, potentially, presumably, therefore, thus, unusually
(adj.)susceptible
+ adverb
hence
(adj.)susceptible
+ noun
abuse,
addiction,
allele,
allergy,
antibiotic,
anxiety,
aphid,
bacterium,
bias,
blight,
breakage,
bribery,
cancer,
charm,
chemical,
cold,
complication,
contamination,
corrosion,
corruption,
crop,
damage,
depression,
diabetes,
disease,
disorder,
disruption,
distortion,
disturbance,
drought,
earthquake,
effect,
enzyme,
epidemic,
erosion,
error,
extinction,
failure,
fatigue,
fever,
flu,
fluctuation,
fracture,
frost,
fungus,
hazard,
hypnosis,
illness,
individual,
infection,
infestation,
influence,
injury,
insect,
interference,
interpretation,
invasion,
lure,
manipulation,
microbe,
mildew,
motivation,
mutation,
nerve,
organism,
pathogen,
pest,
pitch,
pollution,
pressure,
radiation,
rollover,
scab,
shock,
sickness,
strain,
stress,
suggestion,
syndrome,
temptation,
toxicity,
tuberculosis,
variation,
virus
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| derivations: |
susceptibly (adv.), susceptibleness (n.) |
The word susceptible
contains the following parts:
sus-
Latin
prefix
that means under, below
  More about this word part:
The prefix "sus-
" occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of "sub-."
Example words:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, perceptive, percipient, precept, receive, reception, recipient, susceptible
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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