susceptible

«susceptible» in Mova's school dictionary: Easily affected, harmed or influenced by something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Easily affected, harmed or influenced by something. tree →

2) Likely to catch an illness. tree →

3) (formal) Able to be treated in a certain way: «susceptible to proof». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons: young children, the old and sick people are more susceptible to illness; some plants are susceptible to frost. In stories, a susceptible person is easily fooled or persuaded. Phrases: «susceptible to», «highly susceptible».

examples

• Young babies are more susceptible to colds. tree →
• Some plants are susceptible to frost. tree →
• (formal) Children are susceptible to advertising. tree →
• People with fair skin are more susceptible to sunburn. tree →
• Wooden houses are susceptible to termites. tree →
• He is very susceptible to flattery. tree →
• Wear a hat — you're susceptible to sunburn. tree →

note

Always followed by «to». Note spelling: «susc-», with «sc» making an «s» sound, and «-ible». Noun: «susceptibility». Similar to «vulnerable», but «susceptible» stresses being easily affected by something specific.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «susceptible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.