Definitions for vulnerableˈvʌl nər ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vul•ner•a•bleˈvʌl nər ə bəl(adj.)
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt physically or emotionally.
susceptible to temptation or corrupt influence.
open to or defenseless against criticism or moral attack.
(of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend.
having won one of the games of a rubber of bridge.
Category: Games
Origin of vulnerable:
1595–1605; < LL vulnerābilis= L vulnerā(re) to wound +-bilis -ble ; see vulnerary
vul′ner•a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
vulnerable(adj)
susceptible to attack
"a vulnerable bridge"
vulnerable(adj)
susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
"vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"
vulnerable(adj)
capable of being wounded or hurt
"vulnerable parts of the body"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vulnerable(adjective)ˈvʌl nər ə bəl
easily hurt or attacked because of being weak
a vulnerable child; Without weapons they were vulnerable to attack.
Wiktionary
vulnerable(Adjective)
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
"You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school."
vulnerable(Adjective)
More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software
Origin: From vulnerabilis, from vulnero.
Webster Dictionary
Vulnerable(adj)
capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body
Vulnerable(adj)
liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously; assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation
Translations for vulnerable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vulnerable(adjective)
unprotected against attack; liable to be hurt or damaged
Small animals are often vulnerable to attack.
- weerloosAfrikaans
- عُرْضَة للهُجوم أو الإنتِقاد او الجَرْحArabic
- уязвимBulgarian
- vulnerávelPortuguese (BR)
- zranitelnýCzech
- verwundbarGerman
- sårbarDanish
- ευάλωτος, τρωτόςGreek
- vulnerableSpanish
- haavatav, kaitsetuEstonian
- آسیب پذیرFarsi
- haavoittuvainenFinnish
- vulnérableFrench
- פָּגִיעHebrew
- भेद्यHindi
- ranjivCroatian
- sebezhető, (meg)támadhatóHungarian
- rawanIndonesian
- berskjaldaður, viðkvæmur; varnarlausIcelandic
- vulnerabileItalian
- 傷つきやすいJapanese
- 상처받기 쉬운, 공격을 당하기 쉬운Korean
- sužeidžiamas, pažeidžiamas, jautrusLithuanian
- viegli ievainojams; vārīgsLatvian
- mudah terdedah pd bahayaMalay
- kwetsbaarDutch
- sårbar, ømskinnetNorwegian
- wrażliwy, narażonyPolish
- آسیب پذیرPersian
- كيدونكى: يرغل ته جوړ، هغه څه چې حمله پرې كيداى شي، حساس: د ( بريج ) په لوبه كې دغبرګي سزاوړPashto
- vulnerávelPortuguese
- vulnerabilRomanian
- беззащитныйRussian
- zraniteľný, citlivýSlovak
- ranljivSlovenian
- ranjivSerbian
- sårbar, ömtålig, känsligSwedish
- ซึ่งบาดเจ็บได้ง่ายThai
- korunmasız, zayıfTurkish
- 脆弱的，易受攻擊的Chinese (Trad.)
- уразливийUkrainian
- غير محفوظUrdu
- có thể bị tổn thươngVietnamese
- 脆弱的，易受攻击的Chinese (Simp.)
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