Definitions for vulnerability
vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vulnerability, exposurenoun

   the state of being vulnerable or exposed

   "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule"

2. vulnerabilitynoun

   susceptibility to injury or attack

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vulnerabilitynoun

   Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

   The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.

2. vulnerabilitynoun

   a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.

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1. vulnerability

   Vulnerability is a state or condition of being susceptible to harm, damage, or attacks from both external and internal factors. This can be applied in various contexts, such as individuals being vulnerable to emotional or physical harm, a system or network open to security breaches, or populations at risk due to social, political, environmental, or economic forces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vulnerabilitynoun

   the quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerableness

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vulnerability

   1. The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished. 2. The characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a definite degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of having been subjected to a certain level of effects in an unnatural (man-made) hostile environment. 3. In information operations, a weakness in information system security design, procedures, implementation, or internal controls that could be exploited to gain

Matched Categories

1. • Danger
   • Weakness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vulnerability in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vulnerability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of vulnerability in a Sentence

1. Ana Luiza Bierrenbach:

   Why is this happening ? Probably due to higher vulnerability, lack of access to good quality health care, maybe they are undernourished, and they perish more from Covid.

2. Claudia Gold:

   If adults show an excessive level of anxiety and vulnerability, that will certainly create higher anxiety in children.

3. Rojas Alvarez:

   I began to cry, to wake up. A terrible situation of total vulnerability.

4. Brené Brown:

   To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn’t come with guarantees – these are risks that involve vulnerability and often pain. But, I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude and grace.

5. Marlon Wayans:

   I think my interpretation of Ted White was to play damaged, not to play scary, the most scary thing about a damaged person is the things that they will do to prove a point. I tried to bring a level of vulnerability to Ted because I wanted the audience to feel some type of way about Ted and Aretha and wanting them to make it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vulnerability
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vulnerability
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulnerability
5. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=vulnerability