vulnerable (redirected from Vulnerabilities)

vul·ner·a·ble  (vlnr--bl)

adj.

1.

a. Susceptible to physical or emotional injury.

b. Susceptible to attack: "We are vulnerable both by water and land, without either fleet or army" (Alexander Hamilton).

c. Open to censure or criticism; assailable.

2.

a. Liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation.

b. Games In a position to receive greater penalties or bonuses in a hand of bridge. In a rubber, used of the pair of players who score 100 points toward game.

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[Late Latin vulnerbilis, wounding, from Latin vulnerre, to wound, from vulnus, vulner-, wound; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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vulner·a·bili·ty, vulner·a·ble·ness n.

vulner·a·bly adv.

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vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəb^əl]

adj

1. capable of being physically or emotionally wounded or hurt

2. open to temptation, persuasion, censure, etc.

3. liable or exposed to disease, disaster, etc.

4. (Military) Military liable or exposed to attack

5. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge (of a side who have won one game towards rubber) subject to increased bonuses or penalties

[from Late Latin vulnerābilis, from Latin vulnerāre to wound, from vulnus a wound]

vulnerability , vulnerableness n

vulnerably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" conquerable - subject to being conquered or overcome; "knew her fears were ultimately conquerable" unprotected - lacking protection or defense dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	2.	vulnerable - susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation; "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation" susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	3.	vulnerable - capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"

Translations

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] ADJ → vulnerable

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vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəb^əl] adj → vulnérable
to be vulnerable to sth → être vulnérable à qch

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vulnerable

adj

→ verwundbar; (= exposed) → verletzlich; (fig) → verletzbar; police, troops, fortress → ungeschützt; (Mil) target, country → verwundbar; to feel vulnerable → sich verwundbar fühlen; she is at a very vulnerable age → sie ist in einem sehr schwierigen Alter; to be vulnerable to disease → anfällig für Krankheiten sein; the skin is vulnerable to radiation → die Haut hat keinen Schutz gegen Radioaktivität; the turtle on its back is completely vulnerable → auf dem Rücken liegend ist die Schildkröte völlig wehrlos; to be vulnerable to the cold → kälteanfällig sein; to be vulnerable to attack → Angriffen schutzlos ausgesetzt sein; to be vulnerable to temptation → für Versuchungen anfällig sein; to be vulnerable to criticism (= exposed) → der Kritik ausgesetzt sein; (= sensitive) → keine Kritik vertragen; I felt extremely vulnerable in the discussion → ich kam mir in der Diskussion völlig wehrlos vor; the one vulnerable spot in his armour (Brit) or armor (US) → die einzige ungeschützte Stelle in seiner Rüstung; a vulnerable point in our argument → ein schwacher or wunder Punkt unseres Arguments; economically vulnerable → wirtschaftlich wehrlos; hotels are acutely vulnerable to recession → Hotels sind äußerst rezessionsanfällig

(Bridge) → in Gefahr; not vulnerable, non-vulnerable → in Nichtgefahr

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vulnerable [ˈvʌln/ərəbl] adj (person) → vulnerabile; (position) → esposto/a

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vulnerable [ˈvʌln/ərəbl] adj (person) → vulnerabile; (position) → esposto/a

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vulnerable

adj vulnerable [ˈvalnərəbl]

unprotected against attack; liable to be hurt or damaged Small animals are often vulnerable to attack. weerloos عُرْضَة للهُجوم أو الإنتِقاد او الجَرْح уязвим zranitelný sårbar verwundbar ευάλωτος, τρωτός vulnerable haavatav, kaitsetu آسیب پذیر haavoittuvainen vulnérable פָּגִיע भेद्य ranjiv sebezhető, (meg)támadható rawan berskjaldaður, viðkvæmur; varnarlaus vulnerabile 傷つきやすい 상처받기 쉬운, 공격을 당하기 쉬운 sužeidžiamas, pažeidžiamas, jautrus viegli ievainojams; vārīgs mudah terdedah pd bahaya kwetsbaar sårbar, ømskinnet wrażliwy, narażony vulnerável vulne­rabil беззащитный zraniteľný, citlivý ranljiv ranjiv sårbar, ömtålig, känslig ซึ่งบาดเจ็บได้ง่าย korunmasız, zayıf 脆弱的，易受攻擊的 уразливий غير محفوظ có thể bị tổn thương 易受攻击的

n vulneraˈbility

weerloosheid قابِلِيَّة الإنْجِراح уязвимост zranitelnost sårbarhed die Verwundbarkeit ευαισθησία, τρωτότητα vulnerabilidad haavatavus آسیب پذیری haavoittuvaisuus vulnérabilité פְּגִיעוּת दोष-पूर्णता ranjivost sebezhetőség kerawanan særanleiki; varnarleysi; viðkvæmni vulnerabilità 傷つきやすさ 공격받기 쉬움, 취약성 sužeidžiamumas, pažeidžiamumas ievainojamība; vārīgums mudahnya terdedah kwetsbaarheid sårbarhet wrażliwość vulnerabilidade vulnerabilitate беззащитность zraniteľnosť ranljivost ranjivost sårbarhet, ömtålighet, känslighet ความอ่อนแอ savunmasızlık 易受攻擊 уразливість عدم تحفظ sự có thể bị tổn thương 易受攻击

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vulnerable → مستضعف zranitelný sårbar verwundbar ευάλωτος vulnerable haavoittuvainen vulnérable ranjiv vulnerabile 傷つきやすい 취약한 kwetsbaar sårbar bezbronny vulnerável ранимый sårbar ซึ่งบาดเจ็บได้ง่าย savunmasız dễ bị tổn thương 易受伤害的