susceptible
Americanadjective
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admitting or capable of some specified treatment.
susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
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accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc..
susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.
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capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.
adjective
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(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)
hypotheses susceptible of refutation
susceptible to control
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liable to be afflicted (by)
susceptible to colds
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easily impressed emotionally
Other Word Forms
- nonsusceptible adjective
- nonsusceptibleness noun
- nonsusceptibly adverb
- oversusceptible adjective
- oversusceptibleness noun
- oversusceptibly adverb
- presusceptible adjective
- susceptibleness noun
- susceptibly adverb
- unsusceptible adjective
- unsusceptibleness noun
- unsusceptibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of susceptible
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin susceptibilis, from suscept(us) “taken up” (past participle of suscipere “to take up, support,” from sus- sus- + -cipere, combining form of capere “to take”) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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Other GSA officials under him had also raised safety concerns about Grok, which they viewed as sycophantic and too susceptible to manipulation or corruption by faulty or biased data—creating a potential system risk.
Growing up in an era of ecstatic religious feeling, brought up by a fervent father and superstitious mother, the youngest Fox sisters may have been susceptible to the notion of spirits.
From Literature
Others are susceptible to competition against people with insider knowledge, like gambles on whether Lady Gaga will appear during the Super Bowl halftime show.
The rising popularity of mention markets has come even though critics say they are susceptible to abuse.
The underwater cables that keep it connected to the internet are susceptible to sabotage.
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