vulnerability en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləɾi] (Canada, General-American)
- audio Colorado
- /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌvʌn(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/ (proscribed)
- [ˌvɐln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləɾi] (Australia)
- /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləti/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌvɐln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləti/ (Australia)
Etymology
From vulnerable + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
Though scientists do not know how stress affects gestation, Fukuda theorizes that the vulnerability of Y-bearing sperm cells, male embryos and/or male fetuses to stress is why “subtle significant changes in sex ratios” occur.
2019 January 23, Susan Scutti, “Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say”, in CNN:The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
Near-synonym: weakness
The only disadvantage of timber snow fencing is its extreme vulnerability to fire.
1960 January 14, M. Harbottle, “Maintaining Services after Heavy Snowfalls”, in Railway Magazine, page 9:Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved.
2019, Bridget Sweet, Thinking Outside the Voice Box, page 71:
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(countable) A specific weakness in the protections or defences that (literally or figuratively) surround someone or something.
Near-synonyms: flaw, weakness, liability
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(countable, uncountable) A specific weakness in the protections or defences that (literally or figuratively) surround someone or something. ▸ A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.
Experts told CNN it could take weeks to address the vulnerabilities and that suspected Chinese hackers are already attempting to exploit it.
2021 December 13, Sean Lyngaas, “US warns hundreds of millions of devices at risk from newly revealed software vulnerability”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vulnerabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cybervulnerability · vulnerability index · hypervulnerability · neurovulnerability
Relateds
Synonyms
weakness · vulnerableness · flaw · flaw · weakness · weakness · liability · liability · vuln
Translations (65)
it vulnerabilità (computing: type of weakness) · ms kegoyahan (state of being vulnerable) · th ช่องโหว่ (computing: type of weakness) · fi haavoittuvuus (computing: type of weakness) · gl vulnerabilidade (specific weakness) · tr yaralanabilirlik (computing: type of weakness) · ms kerentanan (computing: type of weakness) · ka მოწყვლადობა (state of being vulnerable) · el τρωτότητα (state of being vulnerable) · tr yaralanabilirlik (state of being vulnerable) · sh ра̀њиво̄ст (state of being vulnerable) · ko 취약성 (state of being vulnerable) · fr vulnérabilité (state of being vulnerable) · ms kegoyahan (computing: type of weakness) · it vulnerabilità (state of being vulnerable) · gl vulnerabilidade (state of being vulnerable) · bg уязви́мост (state of being vulnerable) · cs zranitelnost (state of being vulnerable) · sh rànjivōst (state of being vulnerable) · pt vulnerabilidade (computing: type of weakness) · de Verletzlichkeit (state of being vulnerable) · el αδυναμία (specific weakness) · ro vulnerabilitate (computing: type of weakness) · sv sårbarhet (computing: type of weakness) · de Verletzbarkeit (state of being vulnerable) · fi haavoittuvuus (state of being vulnerable) · id kerentanan (computing: type of weakness) · de Schwachstelle (computing: type of weakness) · ro vulnerabilitate (state of being vulnerable) · ca vulnerabilitat (computing: type of weakness) · be уразлі́васць (state of being vulnerable) · ru уязви́мость (computing: type of weakness) · de Sicherheitslücke (computing: type of weakness) · uk уразли́вість (state of being vulnerable) · gl vulnerabilidade (computing: type of weakness) · nl zwakke plek (state of being vulnerable) · ga leochaileacht (state of being vulnerable) · hu sebezhetőség (state of being vulnerable) · ru рани́мость (state of being vulnerable) · ms kerentanan (state of being vulnerable) · de Verwundbarkeit (state of being vulnerable) · es vulnerabilidade (computing: type of weakness) · fa آسیبپذیری (state of being vulnerable) · es vulnerabilidad (specific weakness) · ru уязви́мость (state of being vulnerable) · fi heikkous (specific weakness) · sv sårbarhet (state of being vulnerable) · fr vulnérabilité (computing: type of weakness) · sk zraniteľnosť (state of being vulnerable) · ja 脆弱性 (computing: type of weakness) · id kerentanan (state of being vulnerable) · gv so-lhottaght (state of being vulnerable) · ka დაუცველობა (state of being vulnerable) · mk ранливост (state of being vulnerable) · sl ranljivost (state of being vulnerable) · ja 脆弱性 (state of being vulnerable) · ca vulnerabilitat (state of being vulnerable) · de Vulnerabilität (state of being vulnerable) · pl wrażliwość (state of being vulnerable) · cmn 脆弱性 (state of being vulnerable) · nl kwetsbaarheid (state of being vulnerable) · oc vulnerabilitat (state of being vulnerable) · el ευπάθεια (state of being vulnerable) · es vulnerabilidad (state of being vulnerable) · pt vulnerabilidade (state of being vulnerable)