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English noun: vulnerability

1. vulnerability (state) the state of being vulnerable or exposed


SamplesHis vulnerability to litigation.
His exposure to ridicule.


Synonymsexposure


Broader (hypernym)danger

2. vulnerability (attribute) susceptibility to injury or attack


Broader (hypernym)weakness


Narrower (hyponym)assailability, breakability, defencelessness, defenselessness, destructibility, exposure, fragility, frangibility, frangibleness, unprotectedness


Antonymsinvulnerability









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