vulnerability

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UK /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/ US /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləti/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

extreme, great

economic, financial

Many families face financial vulnerability when they lose their jobs unexpectedly.

genetic

People with a genetic vulnerability to heart disease should exercise regularly and eat healthy food.

naked, raw

She felt raw vulnerability when she shared her deepest fears with him.

VERB + VULNERABILITY

demonstrate, expose, highlight, show (up)

The scandal exposed the vulnerability of the company's security systems.

decrease, reduce | increase

exploit, take advantage of

Scammers often exploit the vulnerability of elderly people who are not familiar with technology.

PREP

~ to

Young children show greater vulnerability to infections because their immune systems are still developing.

Definitions

noun

The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.

The only disadvantage of timber snow fencing is its extreme vulnerability to fire.

A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.

A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.

Experts told CNN it could take weeks to address the vulnerabilities and that suspected Chinese hackers are already attempting to exploit it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the state of being vulnerable or exposed

exposure

Antonyms

invulnerability

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.

Wiktionary

The only disadvantage of timber snow fencing is its extreme vulnerability to fire.

Wiktionary

Though scientists do not know how stress affects gestation, Fukuda theorizes that the vulnerability of Y-bearing sperm cells, male embryos and/or male fetuses to stress is why “subtle significant chan

Wiktionary

Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on.

Tatoeba · #19959

Despite her hard exterior, she had a certain vulnerability that made her quite endearing.

Tatoeba · #593743

Embrace your vulnerability, feel your fear, love fully.

Tatoeba · #703261

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