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sensitivity vs susceptibility

susceptibility vs sensitivity

sensitivity and susceptibility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sensitivity Yes No No No
susceptibility Yes No No No
As nouns, susceptibility is a hypernym of sensitivity; that is, susceptibility is a word with a broader meaning than sensitivity:
  • sensitivity: susceptibility to a pathogen
  • susceptibility: the state of being susceptible; easily affected
Other hypernyms of sensitivity include susceptibleness.
sensitivity (noun) susceptibility (noun)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences the state of being susceptible; easily affected
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Difference between sensitivity and susceptibility

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