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susceptible

Pronunciation: [səˈsɛptɪbl̩]

The English word “susceptible” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Likely to be affected by something.
  2. Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
  3. Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
  4. That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
  5. Vulnerable.
  6. Amenable.

noun

  1. A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

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