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sug·gest·i·ble

(səg-jĕs′tə-bəl, sə-jĕs′-)

adj.

Readily influenced by suggestion: suggestible young minds.

sug·gest′i·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

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suggestibility

(səˌdʒɛstɪˈbɪlɪtɪ)

(Psychology) psychol a state, esp under hypnosis, in which a person will accept the suggestions of another person and act accordingly

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Noun

suggestibility - susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion

susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected

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suggestibilité

suggestibility

[səˌdʒestɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → sugestionabilidad f

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suggestibility

n → Beeinflussbarkeit f

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suggestibility

n sugestionabilidad f

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