word | susceptible |
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definition | (1) Open to some influence; responsive. (2) Able to be submitted to an action or process. |
eg_sentence | She impressed everyone immediately with her intelligence, so they're now highly susceptible to her influence and usually go along with anything she proposes. |
explanation | With its prefix sus-, “up,” susceptible refers to something or someone that “takes up” or absorbs like a sponge. A sickly child may be susceptible to colds, and an unlucky adult may be susceptible to back problems. A lonely elderly person may be susceptible to what a con man tells him or her on the phone. And students are usually susceptible to the teaching of an imaginative professor—that is, likely to enjoy and learn from it. |
IPA | səˈsɛptəbəl |
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