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susceptibility.

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

14 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/Received-Pronunciation/səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/Canada, General-American[səˌsɛptəˈbɪləɾi]Canada, General-American/səˌseptəˈbɪləti/Australia
  1. The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

    uncountable
  2. A way in which one is susceptible.

    countable
  3. emotional sensitivity.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).

    countable · uncountable
  5. electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English susceptible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English susceptibility From susceptible + -ity.

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