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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•ner•a•ble /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being or easily being wounded or hurt physically or emotionally.
- open to or defenseless against criticism or moral attack.
- (of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend.
vul•ner•a•bil•i•ty /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] vul•ner•a•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•ner•a•ble (vul′nər ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon:a vulnerable part of the body.
- open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.:an argument vulnerable to refutation; He is vulnerable to bribery.
- (of a place) open to assault;
difficult to defend:a vulnerable bridge. - Games[Bridge.]having won one of the games of a rubber.
- Late Latin vulnerābilis, equivalent. to Latin vulnerā(re) to wound + -bilis -ble; see vulnerary
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/ adj - capable of being physically or emotionally wounded or hurt
- open to temptation, persuasion, censure, etc
- liable or exposed to attack
- (of a side who have won one game towards rubber) subject to increased bonuses or penalties
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin vulnerābilis, from Latin vulnerāre to wound, from vulnus a woundˌvulneraˈbility, ˈvulnerableness n ˈvulnerably adv |