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unsusceptibility

unsusceptibility

9.2
Not being easily harmed or affected by something
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnsəˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/
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  • His genetic makeup showed a remarkable unsusceptibility to the disease affecting others in the population.

Examples

  • Her unsusceptibility to peer pressure is admirable.

  • Engineers are striving for materials whose unsusceptibility to corrosion extends the lifespan of critical components.

  • The new coating provides unsusceptibility to water damage, which is crucial for outdoor furniture.

  • The vaccine provides a level of unsusceptibility against the virus.

  • Engineers are striving for materials whose unsusceptibility to corrosion extends the lifespan of critical components.

  • His genetic makeup showed a remarkable unsusceptibility to the disease affecting others in the population.

  • The vaccine provides a level of unsusceptibility against the virus.

Synonyms

immunity
vsunsusceptibility
  • Specialized
101 3.5

Protection from disease because the body fights the germ

is a general state of not being likely affected, not limited to bodily protection
nonsusceptibility
vsunsusceptibility
9.3

A state of not being affected, influenced, or harmed by something

means not likely to be affected or influenced rather than absolutely unaffected

Antonyms

A state of being easily affected or harmed by something

How Susceptible

vulnerability
156 5.1
unsusceptibility
9.2
immunity
  • Specialized
101 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

unsusceptibility = unsusceptible (transparent) = un + susceptible + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'unsusceptible', yielding the state of not being susceptible.

Etymology

Unsusceptibility begins with un- meaning 'not', and the rest comes from a root meaning 'to take', the same idea you see in accept and capture. So unsusceptibility is the state of 'not being taken' or 'not being affected' by something.