Vulnerability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being vulnerable or exposed

susceptibility to injury or attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌʌlnɚɹəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌʌlnəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌʌlnəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

6 syllables Say it as /vˌʌlnɚɹəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Examples

his vulnerability to litigation
his exposure to ridicule

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exposure

Antonyms

invulnerability

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being vulnerable or exposed “his vulnerability to litigation”
noun	susceptibility to injury or attack

Word Forms

vulnerable	adjective	capable of being wounded or hurt
expose	verb	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verletzlichkeit

der Zustand, verletzlich oder exponiert zu sein

🇫🇷French

vulnérabilité

l’état d’être vulnérable ou exposé

🇪🇸Spanish

vulnerabilidad

el estado de ser vulnerable o expuesto

🇮🇹Italian

vulnerabilità

lo stato di vulnerabilità o di esposizione

🇳🇱Dutch

kwetsbaarheid

de staat van kwetsbaar of blootgesteld zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

vulnerabilidade

o estado de ser vulnerável ou exposto

🇷🇺Russian

уязвимость

состояние уязвимости или незащищенности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेद्यता

असुरक्षित या उजागर होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বলতা

দুর্বল বা উন্মুক্ত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதிப்பு

பாதிக்கப்படக்கூடிய அல்லது வெளிப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్బలత్వం

హాని కలిగించే లేదా బహిర్గతమయ్యే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

भेद्यता

असुरक्षित किंवा उघड होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નબળાઈ

સંવેદનશીલ અથવા ખુલ્લા હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲತೆ

ದುರ್ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബലത

ദുർബലമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുറന്നുകാട്ടപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਕਾਬ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزوری

کمزور یا بے نقاب ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脆弱性

脆弱或暴露的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

脆弱性

脆弱またはさらされている状態

🇰🇷Korean

취약성

취약하거나 노출된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính dễ bị tổn thương

tình trạng dễ bị tổn thương hoặc tiếp xúc

🇹🇭Thai

ช่องโหว่

สถานะของการอ่อนแอหรือถูกเปิดเผย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerentanan

keadaan rentan atau terekspos

🇵🇭Filipino

kahinaan

ang estado ng pagiging mahina o nakalantad

🇲🇾Malay

kelemahan

keadaan terdedah atau terdedah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وهن

حالة الضعف أو التعرض

🇮🇷Persian

آسیب پذیری

حالت آسیب پذیر یا در معرض قرار گرفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenlik açığı

savunmasız veya maruz kalma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּגִיעוּת

המצב של להיות פגיע או חשוף

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The primary meaning of 'vulnerability' is 'the state of being vulnerable or exposed'.

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Using 'vulnerability' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'vulnerability' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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