as in vulnerability
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
his aunt's unfortunate susceptibility to viruses meant she was nearly always sick a country parson who had a well-known susceptibility to anyone with a hard-luck story
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Recent Examples of susceptibility
Poop of the Ocean's Tiniest Organisms Could Combat Climate Change
Classifying Vulnerability
The researchers used Climate Vulnerability Assessments (CVA) to gauge species’ susceptibility to environmental change.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
As people age, their susceptibility to chronic diseases like heart disease, various cancers, and diabetes increases.
—Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
But the chains of transmission grew quickly in the early months of 2019, faster than changes in susceptibility from vaccination rates could explain, suggesting that close contact rates were had increased, especially among young children.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
With California comes the area’s susceptibility to intense weather, including wildfires, flooding, mudslides and earthquakes.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
As people age, their susceptibility to chronic diseases like heart disease, various cancers, and diabetes increases.
—Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
But the chains of transmission grew quickly in the early months of 2019, faster than changes in susceptibility from vaccination rates could explain, suggesting that close contact rates were had increased, especially among young children.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
With California comes the area’s susceptibility to intense weather, including wildfires, flooding, mudslides and earthquakes.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for susceptibility
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“Susceptibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susceptibility. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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