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susceptibility
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sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty  (s-spt-bl-t)
n. pl. sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being susceptible.
2. The capacity to be affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitivity.
3. susceptibilities Sensibilities; feelings.

susceptibility [səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the quality or condition of being susceptible
2. the ability or tendency to be impressed by emotional feelings; sensitivity
3. (plural) emotional sensibilities; feelings
4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a.  Also called electric susceptibility (of a dielectric) the amount by which the relative permittivity differs from unity. Symbol Χ
b.  Also called magnetic susceptibility (of a magnetic medium) the amount by which the relative permeability differs from unity. Symbol Κ

The vulnerability of a target audience to particular forms of psychological operations approach.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.susceptibility - the state of being susceptible; easily affected
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
liability - the state of being legally obliged and responsible
capability, capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"
predisposition, sensitivity - susceptibility to a pathogen
reactivity - ready susceptibility to chemical change
suggestibility - susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion
immunity, unsusceptibility - the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust"

susceptibility
noun
1. vulnerability, weakness, liability, propensity, predisposition, proneness his increased susceptibility to infections
2. sensitivity, responsiveness, receptiveness, suggestibility, vulnerability, openness, defenselessness She has difficulty dining out because of her susceptibility to smells.
Translations
susceptibility [səˌseptəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N (to attack) → susceptibilidad f (Med) (to illness, infection) → propensión f (to a) (to persuasion, flattery) → sensibilidad f (to a) to offend sb's susceptibilitiesherir la sensibilidad de algn
susceptibility [səˌsɛptɪˈbɪləti]
n (= vulnerability) → susceptibilité f
susceptibility to sth → susceptibilité à qch
susceptibilities npl (= sensibilities) → susceptibilités fpl
susceptibility
n
no pl susceptibility to something (to charms, flattery etc)Empfänglichkeit ffür etw; to attackAusgesetztsein nt(to sth gegenüber etw); to rheumatism, coldsAnfälligkeit ffür etw; susceptibility to painSchmerzempfindlichkeit f; susceptibility to treatmentBehandelbarkeit f; susceptibility to unkind remarksEmpfindlichkeit fin Bezug auf unfreundliche Bemerkungen; his susceptibility to her tears/pleasdass er sich durch ihre Tränen/Bitten erweichen lässt/ließ
susceptibilities pl (= sensibilities)Feingefühl nt
susceptibility [səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nsuscettibilità f inv (Med) → predisposizione f
susceptibility [səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nsuscettibilità f inv (Med) → predisposizione f


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