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impressionableeasily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/

Korean meaning: 쉽게 영향을 받는, 감수성이 강한

Korean pronunciation: 임**프레**셔너블

Example Sentences

  • My impressionable little brother now wants to become a YouTuber after watching one viral video.
  • Parents worry about exposing impressionable children to violent media content.
  • She was so impressionable that she changed her major three times after talking to different professors.

impressionable

ADJECTIVE

//ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl//

easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

impressionable concept
💡 Concept

An impressionable teenager eagerly buys everything the persuasive salesperson recommends

impressionable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Impressionable minds struggle between making feelings expressible or suppressible.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootimpress
Suffix--able

Origin

From the verb 'impress' (from Latin impressus, meaning 'pressed into') combined with the suffix '-able' (meaning 'capable of'). The term emerged in English during the 17th century to describe something capable of being impressed or influenced.

🎵Rhyme

expressiblecompressiblesuppressible
expressible
compressible
suppressible

🔗Collocations

impressionable age
impressionable young minds
highly impressionable
impressionable teenager
impressionable audience
too impressionable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My impressionable little brother now wants to become a YouTuber after watching one viral video.

Parents worry about exposing impressionable children to violent media content.

😄 Fun example

She was so impressionable that she changed her major three times after talking to different professors.

The cult leader specifically targeted impressionable young adults who were searching for meaning.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

susceptiblemalleablenaivegulliblevulnerable

Antonyms

skepticalcriticalindependent

Related

impressioninfluencesuggestiblereceptive

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