assailablenessn.
/əˈseɪləblnəs/, U.S. /əˈseɪləbəlnəs/ rare.
The quality of being assailable; openness to assault or attack.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc.
danger1377
obnoxiousness1611
vulnerableness1727
vulnerability1808
assailableness1830
1830 E. Irving Orthodox & Catholic Doctr. Our Lord's Human Nature ii. 72 All this assailableness from without and weakness from within acted upon the person of Christ in human nature tempted.
1862 D. W. Simon tr. I. A. Dorner Hist. Devel. Doctr. Person Christ 2nd Division II. 241 They demonstrated..the..assailableness [Ger. das..Tastende] of the Lutheran view .
1992 Jrnl. Psychohist. 19 450 Perhaps..setting forth the images of helpless Jewish victims..symbolizes to Gentiles their own potential assailableness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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