Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - vulnerable
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Vulnerable
vulnerable
adjective Etymology: Late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare to wound, from vulner-, vulnus wound; probably akin to Latin vellere to pluck, Greek oule wound Date: 1605 1. capable of being physically or emotionally wounded 2. open to attack or damage ; assailable ~ to criticism 3. liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a game in contract bridge • vulnerability noun • ~ness noun • vulnerably adverb
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adj. 1 that may be wounded or harmed. 2 (foll. by to) exposed to damage by a weapon, criticism, etc. 3 Bridge having won one game towards rubber and therefore liable to higher penalties. Derivatives vulnerability n. vulnerableness n. vulnerably adv. Etymology: LL vulnerabilis f. L vulnerare to wound f. vulnus -eris wound ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. уязвимый; ранимый vulnerable spot —- уязвимое (слабое) место vulnerable range —- воен. дальность действительного огня vulnerable to air attacks —- не защищенный от нападения с воздуха ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. уязвимый; ранимый Syn: defenceless, exposed, untenable Ant: fortified, guarded, impenetrable, impregnable, invincible, protected, unassailable ...Англо-русский словарь
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally. Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society. ADJ • vulnerability (vulnerabilities) David accepts his own vulnerability. N-VAR 2. If a person, animal, or plant is vulnerable to a disease, they are more likely to get it than other people, animals, or plants. People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes... = prone, susceptible ADJ: usu v-link ADJ to n • vulnerability Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection. N-UNCOUNT 3. Something that is vulnerable can be easily harmed or affected by something bad. Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air... Goodyear could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump. ADJ: oft ADJ to n • vulnerability ...anxieties about the country’s vulnerability to invasion. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1605, from L.L. vulnerabilis "wounding," from L. vulnerare "to wound," from vulnus (gen. vulneris) "wound." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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