vulnerability
/ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/
noun
- The state of being open to physical or emotional harm.
- The security update fixed a vulnerability in the computer system.
- The old building's vulnerability to earthquakes worried the engineers.
- Sharing her feelings showed a vulnerability that made her friends trust her more.
- A specific weakness or flaw that can be attacked or exploited.
- Each species has its own vulnerabilities to predators in the wild.
- The team identified several vulnerabilities in the network's firewall.
- The report listed the main vulnerabilities of the coastal city to rising sea levels.
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