susceptibility
Other forms: susceptibilities
Susceptibility is a tendency to be affected by something. Some people have a greater susceptibility to colds than others.
A susceptibility is a type of weakness, but a particular kind. If your knee keeps getting injured, you may have a susceptibility to knee problems. If alcoholism runs in your family, you probably have a susceptibility to being an alcoholic yourself. Some people have a susceptibility to spending a lot of money or eating too much. When you have a susceptibility, there's something you can't resist or can't fight off.
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the state of being susceptible; easily affectedsynonyms: susceptiblenessantonyms:unsusceptibilitythe state of not being susceptibletypes:liabilitythe state of being legally obliged and responsiblereactivityready susceptibility to chemical changesuggestibilitysusceptibility or responsiveness to suggestionresistancethe capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agentstaxabilityliability to taxationhabitusperson's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)activity(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reactionhypersensitivitypathological sensitivitydiathesisconstitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
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