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   vulnerable

   /ˈvʌln(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally: "we were in a vulnerable position" Similar in dangerin perilin jeopardyat riskendangeredunsafeunprotectedill-protectedunguardedopen to attackattackableassailableexposedwide openundefendedunshieldedunfortifiedunarmedwithout armswithout weaponsdefencelesseasily hurt/wounded/damagedpowerlesshelplessrare:pregnableimpuissantresistlessexposed toopen towide open toliable toprone toprey tosusceptible tosubject tonot abovein danger ofat risk ofat the mercy ofan easy target foreasily affected byin the firing linerare:susceptive ofOpposite well protectedinvulnerableresilientimmune toabove
   • ▪ (of a person) in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect: "the scheme will help charities working with vulnerable adults and young people"
   • ▪ (of a partnership) liable to higher penalties, either by convention or through having won one game towards a rubber: "the authors advise a variable no-trump opening bid which means weak non-vulnerable and strong vulnerable"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare ‘to wound’, from vulnus ‘wound’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vulnerableness noun
   • 2. vulnerably adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVULNERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     VULNERABLE meaning: 1. able to be easily physically or...

   • Simplified

     VULNERABLE translate: 易受伤的；易受影响（或攻击）的；脆弱的. Learn more in the...

   • Vulnerable in Russian

     VULNERABLE translate: уязвимый, ранимый . Learn more in the...

   • Vulnerable in Arabic

     VULNERABLE translate: قابِل لِلعَطَب / مُعَرَّض لِلهُجوم....

   • Vulnerable in Malay

     VULNERABLE translate: mudah terdedah pd bahaya. Learn more...

   • Traditional

     VULNERABLE translate: 易受傷的；易受影響（或攻擊）的；脆弱的. Learn more in the...

   • Portuguese Translation

     VULNERABLE translate: vulnerável, vulnerável. Learn more in...

   • Vulnerable in Japanese

     VULNERABLE translate: （人や体が）傷つきやすい, （場所や部隊などが）攻撃されやすい,...

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   capable of or susceptible to being attacked, damaged, or hurt: a vulnerable part of the body; vulnerable to predators; a company vulnerable to a hostile takeover. open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.: That is an argument vulnerable to refutation. He is vulnerable to bribery.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVULNERABILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Vulnerability is the quality of being vulnerable, or something that is vulnerable. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as psychology, medicine, and politics, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   vulnerable (to somebody/something) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally. These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. Old people are particularly vulnerable to the flu.