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# vulnerable

«vulnerable» in Mova's school dictionary: **easily hurt, harmed or attacked, in body or feelings** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (vulnerable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Vulnerable means easily hurt, harmed or attacked, in body or feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#m1)

2) Vulnerable people are those who need extra protection, such as young children, very old people or people who are ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#m2)

3) (formal) Open to something bad: «vulnerable to colds». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety and citizenship lessons, adults protect vulnerable children; online safety lessons explain how people can make you vulnerable by learning private details. In science, some animals are vulnerable to extinction. Phrases: «vulnerable to», «vulnerable children», «feel vulnerable», «a vulnerable species».

### examples

- Babies are very vulnerable and need care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x1)
- The castle's weak gate made it vulnerable to attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x2)
- I felt vulnerable when I told everyone my secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x3)
- Old people are more vulnerable to the flu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x4)
- Pandas are a vulnerable species. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x5)
- Never share your password; it makes you vulnerable online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x6)
- The charity helps vulnerable families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/#x7)

### note

Adjective. Noun: vulnerability. Spelling: v-u-l-n-e-r-a-b-l-e (do not forget the «l» after «vu»). Opposite: invulnerable, protected, safe. Being vulnerable (sharing feelings) can also be brave.

### In the corpora

- [When classmates secretly bully a younger child, protecting the vulnerable child matters more than loyalty to the group.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell/7/)
- [Many people think the most vulnerable, such as small children, should be protected first.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vulnerable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vulnerable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.