Vulnerable definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally. Old people are often particularly ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'vulnerable'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× vulnerable (vʌlnərəbəl ) 1. adjective Someonewhoisvulnerableisweakandwithoutprotection,withtheresultthattheyareeasilyhurtphysicallyoremotionally. Oldpeopleareoftenparticularlyvulnerablemembersofoursociety. vulnerability(vʌlnərəbɪlɪti )Wordforms:pluralvulnerabilities variablenounDavidacceptshisownvulnerability. 2. adjective Ifaperson,animal,orplantisvulnerabletoadisease,theyaremorelikelytogetitthanotherpeople,animals,orplants. Peoplewithhighbloodpressureareespeciallyvulnerabletodiabetes.[+to] Plantsthataregrowingvigorouslyarelesslikelytobevulnerabletodisease. vulnerability uncountablenounTakinglong-termcoursesofcertainmedicinesmayincreasevulnerabilitytoinfection.[+to] 3. adjective Somethingthatisvulnerablecanbeeasilyharmedoraffectedbysomethingbad. Theirtankswouldbevulnerabletoattackfromtheair.[+to] ...atableshowingwhichcarsaremostvulnerabletotheft. Thefinancialsectorcouldbevulnerableinaprolongedeconomicslump. Synonyms:exposed,open,unprotected,defenceless MoreSynonymsofvulnerable vulnerability uncountablenoun...anxietiesaboutthecountry'svulnerabilitytoinvasion.[+to] MoreSynonymsofvulnerable COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof vulnerable Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'vulnerable' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'vulnerable' WordList'termsusedinbridge' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'AshWednesday' HindiTranslationof'vulnerable' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency vulnerableinBritishEnglish (ˈvʌlnərəbəl ) adjective1. capableofbeingphysicallyoremotionallywoundedorhurt 2. opentotemptation,persuasion,censure,etc 3. liableorexposedtodisease,disaster,etc 4. military liableorexposedtoattack 5. bridge (ofasidewhohavewononegametowardsrubber)subjecttoincreasedbonusesorpenalties CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsvulnerability(ˌvulneraˈbility) orvulnerableness(ˈvulnerableness)noun vulnerably(ˈvulnerably)adverb WordoriginC17:fromLateLatinvulnerābilis,fromLatinvulnerāretowound,fromvulnusawound WordFrequency vulnerableinAmericanEnglish (ˈvʌlnərəbəl ) adjective1.  thatcanbewoundedorphysicallyinjured 2. a.  opentocriticismorattack avulnerablereputation b.  easilyhurt,asbyadversecriticism;sensitive c.  affectedbyaspecifiedinfluence,temptation,etc. vulnerabletopoliticalpressure 3.  opentoattackbyarmedforces 4. Bridge liabletoincreasedpenaltiesandentitledtoincreasedbonuses saidofateamwhichhaswononegame Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsvulnerability(ˌvulneraˈbility) noun vulnerably(ˈvulnerably) adverb WordoriginLLvulnerabilis,wounding,likelytoinjure(also,inpass.sense,vulnerable)Lvellere:seerevulsion WordFrequency vulnerableinAmericanEnglish (ˈvʌlnərəbəl) adjective1. capableoforsusceptibletobeingwoundedorhurt,asbyaweapon avulnerablepartofthebody 2. opentomoralattack,criticism,temptation,etc anargumentvulnerabletorefutation Heisvulnerabletobribery 3. (ofaplace) opentoassault;difficulttodefend avulnerablebridge 4. Bridge havingwononeofthegamesofarubber Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsvulnerabilityorvulnerablenessnoun vulnerablyadverb Wordorigin[1595–1605;‹LLvulnerābilis,equiv.toLvulnerā(re)towound+-bilis-ble;seevulnerary] Examplesof'vulnerable'inasentence vulnerable Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Campsholdingamixtureofnationalitieswereespeciallyvulnerabletoabuse.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Ifneithersidewerevulnerable,thegreenlightwouldbeflashing.Times,SundayTimes(2016)It'salsodauntinganditmakesyoufeelquiteexposedandvulnerable.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Someyoungstersareveryvulnerable,especiallyiftheyhaveasthma.TheSun(2016)Theludicrousaspectoftheorganisationmakesitparticularlyvulnerable.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thisisespeciallytrueofthemostvulnerablepeople.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Pilotstudiesareespeciallyvulnerabletobeingshelved.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Yetthethoughtofbeingemotionallyvulnerablehadhimgrippedwithfear.Times,SundayTimes(2007) vulnerable termsusedinbridge QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 WhichbridgetermamI?(inthebiddingsequencebeforeplay)thehighestbid,whichdeterminestrumpsandthenumberoftricksonesidemusttrytomakecontractlittleslamtrickWhichbridgetermamI?thewinningof13tricksbyoneplayerorsideorthecontracttodosograndslamlittleslamtrickWhichbridgetermamI?oneofthefourcardinalpointsofthecompass,at180°fromnorthand90°clockwisefromeastandanticlockwisefromwestnorthsouthtrickWhichbridgetermamI?thewinningofalltricksexceptonebyoneside,orthecontracttodosocontractgrandslamlittleslamWhichbridgetermamI?ahandof13cardsinwhichnocardishigherthanninefinessetrickyarboroughYourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview COBUILDCollocations vulnerable  vulnerableindividual vulnerablespecies Trendsof vulnerable Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages vulnerable BritishEnglish:vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ADJECTIVEIfsomeoneorsomethingisvulnerabletosomething,theyhavesomeweaknessordisadvantagewhichmakesthemmorelikelytobeharmedoraffectedbythatthing.…theoldestandmostvulnerablemembersofoursociety.AmericanEnglish:vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/Arabic:عُرْضَةٌل BrazilianPortuguese:vulnerável Chinese:易受伤害的 Croatian:ranjiv Czech:zranitelný Danish:sårbar Dutch:kwetsbaar EuropeanSpanish:vulnerable Finnish:haavoittuvainen French:vulnérable German:verwundbar Greek:ευάλωτος Italian:vulnerabile Japanese:傷つきやすい Korean:취약한 Norwegian:sårbar Polish:bezbronny EuropeanPortuguese:vulnerável Romanian:vulnerabilRussian:ранимый LatinAmericanSpanish:vulnerable Swedish:sårbar Thai:ซึ่งเปราะบาง,ซึ่งอ่อนแอTurkish:savunmasız Ukrainian:вразливийVietnamese:dễbịtổnthương Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically vulnerable vulgo vulgus vuln vulnerable vulnerableadult vulnerablecitizen vulnerableindividual AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'V' Relatedtermsof vulnerable vulnerablekids vulnerableadult vulnerablecitizen vulnerablepatient vulnerablespecies Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofvulnerablefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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