susceptibilities
Tendencies toward influence
Susceptibilities are sensitivities or vulnerabilities—points where someone or something can be affected or wounded.
The word often appears in contexts of emotional delicacy: We must be careful of her susceptibilities.
In scientific contexts, susceptibility measures how readily a material responds to external forces, as in magnetic susceptibility.
The plural emphasizes multiple points of vulnerability rather than a general condition.
Immune reaction triggers
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
- moldForm-giving container
peanuts · anaphylaxis · antihistamines · epinephrine · immunotherapy · allergist · hives · reactions
Responsiveness to stimuli
- empathySharing another's emotions
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- responsivenessReadiness to react
touchiness · thin-skinned · delicacy · vulnerability · emotiveness · fragility · rawness · openness
Convincing through reasoning
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
credulity · brainwashing · conformity · compliance · receptivity · malleability · pliability · docility
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- illnessState of poor health
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- immunityProtected from harm
resistance · compromised · predisposition · risk factors · genetic · hereditary · exposure · outbreak
Disposition toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
leaning · predilection · affinity · disposition · partiality · fondness · liking · preference
allergens
Immune reaction triggers
mold · peanuts · anaphylaxis · antihistamines · epinephrine · immunotherapy · allergist · hives · reactions · rhinitis
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
- empathySharing another's emotions
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
responsiveness · touchiness · thin-skinned · delicacy · vulnerability · emotiveness · fragility · rawness · openness · woundedness
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
gullibility · credulity · brainwashing · conformity · compliance · receptivity · malleability · pliability · docility · coercion
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- illnessState of poor health
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
immunity · resistance · compromised · predisposition · risk factors · genetic · hereditary · exposure · outbreak · transmission
inclination
Disposition toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
penchant · leaning · predilection · affinity · disposition · partiality · fondness · liking · preference · bent
susceptibilitiesresistances
Forces opposing movement
immunities · invulnerabilities · imperviousness · defenses · protections
susceptibilitiesinsensitivities
Failures to regard others' feelings
unresponsiveness · imperviousness · callousness · hardness · coldness
susceptibilitiesstrengths
Powers or capabilities
robustness · hardiness · toughness · durability · stamina