vulnerability

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
2. (countable) A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
3. (countable, uncountable) A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.

Synonyms

debility

infirmity

exposure

predisposition

sensitivity

decrepitude

debilitation

foible

niceness

proneness

propensity

receptivity

sensibility

sensitiveness

subtlety

suggestibility

susceptibility

tractability

tractableness

vulnerableness

weakness

assailability

delicacy

diathesis

disposition

erethism

excitability

flexibility

Translations

vulnérabilité

vulnerabilità

vulnerabilidade

vulnerabilidad

Schwäche

Verwundbarkeit

kwetsbaarheid

ευπάθεια

vulnerabilitat

αδυναμία

debilidade

debolezza

Anfälligkeit

faiblesse

τρωότης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology

From vulnerable + -ity.