"vulnerable" meaning in English

See vulnerable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /ˈvʌn(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [proscribed] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vulnerable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more vulnerable [comparative], most vulnerable [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“I wound”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₃-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|vulnerābilis||injurious, wounding}} Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), {{der|en|la|vulnerō||I wound}} Latin vulnerō (“I wound”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} vulnerable (comparative more vulnerable, superlative most vulnerable)
  1. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
    Sense id: en-vulnerable-en-adj-EgZqmSnL
  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-vulnerable-en-adj-fw3Tp~A7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 46 31 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 59 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 22 56 23
  3. (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-vulnerable-en-adj-geu~iI93 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (exposed to attack): defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, weak Derived forms: vulnerability, vulnerably Translations (exposed to attack): عرضة (Arabic), عُرْضَة لِلْجَرْح (alt: ʕurḍa(t) liljarḥ) (Arabic), هَشّ (hašš) (Arabic), ضَعِيْف (ḍaʕiyf) (Arabic), խոցելի (xocʿeli) (Armenian), zaurgarri (Basque), уразлі́вы (urazlívy) (Belarusian), уязви́м (ujazvím) (Bulgarian), vulnerable (Catalan), 脆弱的 (cuìruò de) (Chinese Mandarin), 敏感的 (mǐngǎn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 易損的 (Chinese Mandarin), 易损的 (yìsǔn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 弱勢的 (Chinese Mandarin), 弱势的 (ruòshì de) (Chinese Mandarin), zranitelný [masculine] (Czech), sårbar (Danish), kwetsbaar (Dutch), vundebla (Esperanto), viðbrekin (Faroese), haavoittuvainen (Finnish), herkkä (Finnish), vulnérable (French), vulnerable (Galician), დაუცველი (daucveli) (Georgian), მოწყვლადი (moc̣q̇vladi) (Georgian), verletzlich (German), verwundbar (German), empfindlich (German), ευάλωτος (eválotos) (Greek), פגיע (alt: pagía`) (Hebrew), sebezhető (Hungarian), sérülékeny (Hungarian), veszélyeztetett (Hungarian), fenyegetett (Hungarian), támadható (Hungarian), særanlegur (Icelandic), viðkvæmur (Icelandic), rentan (Indonesian), soghonta (Irish), vulnerabile (Italian), 傷つきやすい (kizutsuki-yasui) (Japanese), 脆い (moroi) (alt: もろい) (Japanese), 弱い (yowai) (alt: よわい) (Japanese), ដែលងាយធ្វើអោយឈឺចាប់ (dael ngiey tvəə aoy cʰɨɨ cap) (Khmer), 약한 (yakhan) (Korean), forābilis (Latin), pažeidžiamas (Lithuanian), zranjobny (Lower Sorbian), ра́нлив (ránliv) (Macedonian), so-lhottey (Manx), pānekeneke (Maori), sårbar (Norwegian Bokmål), آسیبپذیر (âsib-pazir) (Persian), wrażliwy (Polish), bezbronny (Polish), vulnerável (Portuguese), vulnerabil (Romanian), уязви́мый (ujazvímyj) (Russian), рани́мый (ranímyj) (Russian), рањив (ranjiv) (Serbo-Croatian), rànjiv (Serbo-Croatian), vurniràbbili (Sicilian), zraniteľný (Slovak), ranljiv (Slovene), vulnerable (Spanish), sårbar (Swedish), utsatt (Swedish), ура́зливий (urázlyvyj) (Ukrainian), уразли́вий (urazlývyj) (Ukrainian), dễ tổn thương (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'exposed to attack': 34 34 32 Disambiguation of 'exposed to attack': 34 34 32

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "խոցելի"
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      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "zaurgarri"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "urazlívy",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уразлі́вы"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ujazvím",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уязви́м"
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuìruò de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "脆弱的"
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mǐngǎn de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "易損的"
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìsǔn de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "易损的"
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    {
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱勢的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ruòshì de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱势的"
    },
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zranitelný"
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "kwetsbaar"
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vundebla"
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    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "viðbrekin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "haavoittuvainen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "herkkä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnérable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daucveli",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "დაუცველი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moc̣q̇vladi",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "მოწყვლადი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "verletzlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "verwundbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "empfindlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eválotos",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ευάλωτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "alt": "pagía`",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "פגיע"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sebezhető"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sérülékeny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "veszélyeztetett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "fenyegetett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "támadható"
    },
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "særanlegur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "viðkvæmur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "rentan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "soghonta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerabile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kizutsuki-yasui",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "傷つきやすい"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "alt": "もろい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moroi",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "脆い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "alt": "よわい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowai",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dael ngiey tvəə aoy cʰɨɨ cap",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ដែលងាយធ្វើអោយឈឺចាប់"
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    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yakhan",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "약한"
    },
    {
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "forābilis"
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "pažeidžiamas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ránliv",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ра́нлив"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "so-lhottey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "pānekeneke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âsib-pazir",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "آسیبپذیر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "wrażliwy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "bezbronny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerável"
    },
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerabil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ujazvímyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ranímyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "рани́мый"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "ranjiv",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "рањив"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "rànjiv"
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    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vurniràbbili"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "zraniteľný"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
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      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
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    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "utsatt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "urázlyvyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ура́зливий"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "urazlývyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уразли́вий"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "34 34 32",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "dễ tổn thương"
    }
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}
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          "text": "a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software",
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvʌn(ə)ɹəbl̩/",
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "defenceless"
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      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "helpless"
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    {
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "powerless"
    },
    {
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "unguarded"
    },
    {
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "unprotected"
    },
    {
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "weak"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "عرضة"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ʕurḍa(t) liljarḥ",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "عُرْضَة لِلْجَرْح"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hašš",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "هَشّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḍaʕiyf",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ضَعِيْف"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xocʿeli",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "խոցելի"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "zaurgarri"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "urazlívy",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уразлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ujazvím",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уязви́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuìruò de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "脆弱的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mǐngǎn de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "敏感的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "易損的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìsǔn de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "易损的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱勢的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ruòshì de",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱势的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zranitelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "kwetsbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vundebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "viðbrekin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "haavoittuvainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "herkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnérable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daucveli",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "დაუცველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moc̣q̇vladi",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "მოწყვლადი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "verletzlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "verwundbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "empfindlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eválotos",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ευάλωτος"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pagía`",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "פגיע"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sebezhető"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sérülékeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "veszélyeztetett"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "fenyegetett"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "támadható"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "særanlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "viðkvæmur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "rentan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "soghonta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kizutsuki-yasui",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "傷つきやすい"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もろい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moroi",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "脆い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よわい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowai",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "弱い"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dael ngiey tvəə aoy cʰɨɨ cap",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ដែលងាយធ្វើអោយឈឺចាប់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yakhan",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "약한"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "forābilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "pažeidžiamas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ránliv",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ра́нлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "so-lhottey"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "pānekeneke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âsib-pazir",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "آسیبپذیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "wrażliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "bezbronny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ujazvímyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ranímyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "рани́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "ranjiv",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "рањив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "rànjiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vurniràbbili"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "zraniteľný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ranljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "zranjobny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "vulnerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "sårbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "utsatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "urázlyvyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "ура́зливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "urazlývyj",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "уразли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "exposed to attack",
      "word": "dễ tổn thương"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulnerable"
}

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