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vulnerability

Rarely ܱ·Ա···Ա

[vuhl-ner-uh-bil-i-tee]

noun

  1. openness or susceptibility to attack or harm.

    We need to develop bold policies that will reduce the vulnerability of farmers to drought and floods.

  2. willingness to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known; willingness to risk being emotionally hurt.

    The foundation for open communication consists of honesty, trust, and vulnerability.

  3. the condition of needing supportive or protective social services and community resources because of advanced age, poverty, disability, etc..

    the vulnerability of disabled senior citizens.

  4. Biology,likeliness to be classified as an endangered species in the near future unless circumstances improve.

    the vulnerability of the giraffe.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vulnerability1

First recorded in 1800–10; vulnerable ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )
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Another vulnerability for baseball would be possible government restrictions on sports gambling.

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Here, vulnerability is welcome and the chance of an interruption from a child asking for a third snack is high.

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Newsom has been strategic about the attacks he makes against Trump, such as criticizing the tariffs that are a political vulnerability for the president.

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But prosecutors said his background only amplified his guilt, considering many of the constituents he victimized had similarly difficult pasts, and he was aware of their vulnerability.

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But also that there was any vulnerability that you could see for a second was really unexpected.

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