unresistant

Thân thiện

A person who is unresistant to infection may get sick more easily.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Liable to be affected by something; not resistant: Describes a person, organism, or thing that is susceptible, vulnerable, or prone to being harmed, infected, or influenced by a particular condition, disease, or force. It implies a lack of natural or effective defense.

Usage

The adjective unresistant is used to describe a state of susceptibility. It is often followed by the preposition "to" to specify the condition or force to which the subject is vulnerable. * It is typically used in formal, medical, or technical contexts. * It describes an inherent or passive quality rather than an active choice.

Examples

• General/Medical Context:

  • Newborns are unresistant to many common infections.
  • The patient was unresistant to the virus due to a compromised immune system.
  • This variety of wheat is unresistant to the new strain of rust fungus.

• Metaphorical/Technical Context:

  • The old encryption method is unresistant to modern hacking techniques.
  • The material proved unresistant to extreme heat and began to warp.

Advanced Usage

• "Unresistant to": This is the standard collocation to indicate what the subject is susceptible to.
  • The coastal ecosystem is unresistant to the effects of oil spills.

Variants and Related Words

• Resistant (adj.): Having the ability to withstand or oppose something.
  • These plants are resistant to drought.
• Susceptible (adj.): Likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. (A very close synonym).
• Vulnerable (adj.): Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
• Prone (adj.): Likely to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome. (Often used for tendencies).
• Liable (adj.): Responsible by law; or likely to do or be something. (Can be synonymous in the sense of "likely to be affected").

Synonyms

• Susceptible
• Vulnerable
• Prone
• Liable
• Defenseless
• Nonresistant

Antonyms

• Resistant
• Immune
• Impervious
• Insusceptible
• Invulnerable

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
   • liable to diabetes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• liable
• nonimmune
• nonresistant