unsusceptible

/' ns 'sept bl/

Thân thiện

The new vaccine made the patient unsusceptible to the virus.

Definition

Adjective: * Not susceptible to: Not easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something. Describes a person, thing, or condition that is resistant or immune to a particular effect, emotion, or agent.

Usage

The word "unsusceptible" is a formal adjective used to describe a state of resistance or immunity. It is typically followed by the preposition "to." It is the direct opposite of "susceptible."

Examples

• He seemed unsusceptible to flattery, which made him a difficult person to manipulate.
• This variety of wheat is unsusceptible to the common rust fungus.
• Due to her strong moral principles, she was unsusceptible to corruption.
• The material's coating makes it unsusceptible to water damage.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in medical, scientific, and psychological contexts to describe immunity or resistance.
  • The patient was found to be unsusceptible to the standard antibiotic treatment, requiring a different approach.
• It can describe emotional or psychological resilience.
  • His cynical nature rendered him largely unsusceptible to sentimental appeals.

Variants and Related Words

• Insusceptible: A less common variant with identical meaning and usage (not susceptible to).
• Immune: Often used interchangeably in biological contexts, but "immune" can imply a more absolute or acquired resistance, especially to disease.
• Resistant: Often used for physical materials or traits that withstand force, pressure, or damage.
• Impervious: Suggests complete inability to be penetrated or affected (e.g., impervious to criticism).
• Unsusceptibility (noun): The quality or state of being unsusceptible.

Synonyms

• Immune
• Resistant
• Impervious
• Invulnerable
• Insensitive (to)

Antonyms

• Susceptible
• Vulnerable
• Sensitive (to)
• Prone (to)
• Receptive (to)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not susceptible to

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insusceptible