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Vulnerability

/ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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  1. 1

    The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

    "She showed great courage by exposing her vulnerability to the team."

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Early 17th century: from medieval Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare 'to wound', from vulnus 'wound'.

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