vulnerable
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either…More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
» We're too vulnerable.
Wir sind zu verletzlich.
Мы слишком уязвимы.
Ми занадто вразливі.
Meaning
4 sensesMore 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.
verletzlich, verwundbar, empfindlich
уязви́мыйujazvímyj, рани́мыйranímyj
ура́зливийurázlyvyj, уразли́вийurazlývyj
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again.
More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software
At moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered.
Welsh is merely a vulnerable language, but Irish and Scottish Gaelic are definitely endangered.
- capable of being wounded or hurt
- susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
- susceptible to attack
Examples
179 sentencesWe're too vulnerable.
Ми занадто вразливі.
ruМы слишком уязвимы.
deWir sind zu verletzlich.
I feel vulnerable.
Я почуваюся вразливим.
ruЯ чувствую себя уязвимым.
I felt vulnerable.
Я почувався уразливим.
Tom is still vulnerable, isn't he?
Tom knows that he's vulnerable here.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“to wound”).From Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“to wound”).
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Forms
more vulnerable, most vulnerable| Comparative | more vulnerable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most vulnerable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form