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vulnerability
noun
Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 13
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ULNERABILIT
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˌvʌlnəɹəˈbɪlɪti/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
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.”
A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security
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Example Sentences
The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
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