susceptibility
Collocations
4ADJ.
high, keen
VERB + SUSCEPTIBILITY
causes, sign
SUSCEPTIBILITY + NOUN
mutations, uterine
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]
emotional sensitivity.
The eyes were large and black, and had the moonlight's melancholy, with that tearful lustre which is the certain sign of keen susceptibility.
Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).
electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the state of being susceptible
- susceptibleness
Antonyms
- unsusceptibility
- immunity
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]
WiktionaryThe eyes were large and black, and had the moonlight's melancholy, with that tearful lustre which is the certain sign of keen susceptibility.
WiktionaryExposure to radiation causes susceptibility to mutations.
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