vulnerable

vulnerable
adj
1. unprotected, unguarded, unshielded, accessible, assailable; defenseless, uncovered, exposed, naked, wide open; weak, helpless, powerless, impotent; tender, sensitive, thin-skinned, easily hurt; innocent, wide-eyed, naTve, born yesterday, wet behind the ears.
2. susceptible to, unable to tolerate or withstand; subject to, given to, disposed to, likely to get, liable to; prone to, predisposed to, inclined toward, leaning toward.
3. open to attack, pregnable, penetrable, invadable, attackable, unresistant; precarious, risky, dangerous, hazardous, U.S. Inf. out on a limb.

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  • vulnérable — [ vylnerabl ] adj. • 1676; lat. vulnerabilis, de vulnerare « blesser » 1 ♦ Qui peut être blessé, frappé par un mal physique. Endroit, point vulnérable. Ils « ne sont pas immunisés, ils sont vulnérables » (Duhamel) (⇒ fragile) . 2 ♦ (Abstrait) Qui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vulnerable — Vul ner*a*ble, a. [L. vulnerabilis wounding, injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to Skr. vra?a: cf. F. vuln[ e]rable.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vulnerable — may refer to: *Vulnerability *Vulnerable species * Vulnerable (album), by Tricky * Vulnerable (Marvin Gaye album) * Vulnerable (Roxette song) …   Wikipedia

  • vulnerable — [vul′nər ə bəl] adj. [LL vulnerabilis, wounding, likely to injure (also, in pass. sense, vulnerable) < L vulnerare, to wound < vulnus (gen. vulneris), a wound < IE base * wel > L vellere: see REVULSION] 1. that can be wounded or… …   English World dictionary

  • vulnerable — que se encuentra en una posición o situación de riesgo en la que puede ser objeto de una infección o lesión Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. vulnerable Que se encuentra en una …   Diccionario médico

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  • vulnerable — I adjective accessible, approachable, assailable, attainable, beatable, capable of receiving injuries, defenseless, exposed, fallible, guardless, indefensible, insecure, liable to attack, obtainable, open, penetrable, precarious, pregnable, qui… …   Law dictionary

  • vulnerable — c.1600, from L.L. vulnerabilis wounding, from L. vulnerare to wound, from vulnus (gen. vulneris) wound, perhaps related to vellere pluck, to tear …   Etymology dictionary

  • vulnerable — [adj] open to attack accessible, assailable, defenseless, exposed, liable, naked, on the line*, on the spot*, out on a limb*, ready, sensitive, sitting duck*, sucker*, susceptible, tender, thin skinned*, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, weak, wide …   New thesaurus

  • vulnerable — VULNERABLE. adj. de tout genre. Qui peut estre blessé. Il n a point d usage …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • vulnerable — (Del lat. vulnerabĭlis). adj. Que puede ser herido o recibir lesión, física o moralmente …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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