unresistant
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
Adjective
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(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
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liable to diabetes
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