forbidden word: vulnerable

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vulnerable

vulnerable adj

1. 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.

2. open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc..
   That is an argument vulnerable to refutation.
   He is vulnerable to bribery.

3. (of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend.
   a vulnerable bridge.

4. willing to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known.
   Men and boys are rarely seen as vulnerable.

5. (of a person or population) needing supportive or protective social services and community resources because of advanced age, poverty, disability, etc.

6. Bridge.,  having won one of the games of a rubber.

7. Biology, Ecology.,  (of a threatened plant or animal species) likely to be classified endangered in the near future unless circumstances that threaten reproduction and survival improve, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: VU
   At least 15 percent of our vulnerable reptiles are turtles.

Other Word Forms

• vulnerability, noun
• vulnerableness, noun
• unvulnerable, adjective
• vulnerably, adverb

Etymology

Origin of vulnerable

First recorded in 1610–20; from Late Latin vulnerābilis “injurious, wounding,” equivalent to Latin vulnerā(re) “to wound” + -bilis; see -ble

Related Words

• accessible
• defenseless
• exposed
• liable
• ready
• sensitive
• susceptible
• unsafe
• weak

Example Sentences: vulnerable

Conditions that developed months before the fires began left parts of Spain and France especially vulnerable, according to an analysis by researchers with The State of Wildfires Project.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

For investors, this means companies exposed to the technology investment theme will remain vulnerable to geopolitical risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In 2024 a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England found that, any one time, hundreds of vulnerable children were placed in unregistered homes for an average of six months each.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

But I promise to be vulnerable with you about the hiccups, to celebrate the wins — and to always translate financial jargon into tips we can actually use.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

I was even lonelier and more vulnerable than I had been before.
From “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin

from — Definition of vulnerable. (n.d.). In dictionary.com.