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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#m1)

2) Likely to catch an illness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#m2)

3) (formal) Able to be treated in a certain way: «susceptible to proof». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x1)
- Some plants are susceptible to frost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x2)
- (formal) Children are susceptible to advertising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x3)
- People with fair skin are more susceptible to sunburn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x4)
- Wooden houses are susceptible to termites. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x5)
- He is very susceptible to flattery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x6)
- Wear a hat — you're susceptible to sunburn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/susceptible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.