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susceptibility

/səˌseptəˈbɪləti/noun

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संवेदनशीलता, प्रवृत्ति, प्रभावित होने की आशंका

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    [U, sing.] ~ (to sth)

    the state of being very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something

    संवेदनशीलता, प्रवृत्ति, प्रभावित होने की आशंका

    • susceptibility to infection
    • Young children have a greater susceptibility to colds than adults.
    • Old people have a greater susceptibility to the flu than young adults.
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    • Poor sleep increases our susceptibility to stress.
    • The report studied the susceptibility of rice crops to disease.

    Synonyms vulnerability proneness liability sensitivity predisposition

    Opposite resistance immunity invulnerability

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sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty

With -sc- and -tibility (not 'suseptibility').

-sc- और अंत में -tibility ('suseptibility' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the likely-to-be-affected words together: susceptible, vulnerable (easily hurt), prone (likely to suffer: 'prone to accidents'), liable, predisposed.

प्रभावित होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: susceptible, vulnerable (आसानी से आहत), prone (पीड़ित होने की संभावना: 'prone to accidents'), liable, predisposed।

§Grammar and usage

Susceptibility to sth; susceptible to sth (not 'susceptible of' in the sense of easily affected).

'susceptibility to sth'; 'susceptible to sth' (आसानी से प्रभावित के अर्थ में 'susceptible of' नहीं)।