vulnerable

Meaning

1. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
2. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
3. More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
4. at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered.

Synonyms

susceptible

weak

defenceless

unguarded

liable

subject

exposed

unprotected

helpless

capable of being wounded

capable

tender

pregnable

prone

defenseless

sensitive

undefended

fragile

delicate

sickly

soft

subtle

suggestible

susceptive

temptable

tenderness

tending

thin-skinned

tractable

unarmored

unarmoured

untenable

vincible

wide-open

easily hurt

that can be conquered

touchy-feely

helpness

apt

succeptible

attackable

conquerable

convincible

disposed

faint

feeble

given

impotent

impressionable

inclined

Translations

vulnérable

vulnerabile

vulnerable

vulnerável

kwetsbaar

verwundbar

verletzbar

verletzlich

τρωτός

angreifbar

ungeschützt

gefährdet

indifeso

wehrlos

ευάλωτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/

Etymology

From Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“I wound”).