susceptibility

== English == === Etymology === From susceptible + -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/, [səˌsɛptəˈbɪləɾi] (Australian) IPA(key): /səˌseptəˈbɪləti/, [səˌseptəˈbɪləɾi] === Noun === susceptibility (countable and uncountable, plural susceptibilities) (uncountable) The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability. (countable) A way in which one is susceptible. emotional sensitivity. (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong). Synonym: sensitivity Derived terms: susceptibility testing (physics) electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity). ==== Antonyms ==== immunity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====