vulnerable

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

Adjective

1. able to be physically or emotionally hurt

2. easily influenced or tempted

3. Mil exposed to attack

4. financially weak and likely to fail: this company could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump

5. Bridge (of a side that has won one game towards rubber) subject to increased bonuses or penalties [Latin vulnus a wound]

vulnerability n

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"

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vulnerable

adjective 1. susceptible, helpless, unprotected, defenceless, exposed, weak, sensitive, tender, unguarded, thin-skinned << OPPOSITE immune

adjective 2. Military exposed, open, unprotected, defenceless, accessible, wide open, open to attack, assailable << OPPOSITE well-protected

Translations

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] adj → vulnerable

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] adj → vulnérable

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] adj (person, position) → verletzlich

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] adj → vulnerabile

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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 저항력이 없는, 취약한 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 易受攻擊的 уразливий غير محفوظ có thể bị tổn thương 易受攻击的

n ˌvulneraˈbility

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