vulnerable
adjective
[ ˈvʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l ]
• exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
• "we were in a vulnerable position"
Similar:
in danger,
in peril,
in jeopardy,
at risk,
endangered,
unsafe,
unprotected,
ill-protected,
unguarded,
open to attack,
attackable,
assailable,
exposed,
wide open,
undefended,
unshielded,
unfortified,
unarmed,
without arms,
without weapons,
defenceless,
easily hurt/wounded/damaged,
powerless,
helpless,
pregnable,
impuissant,
resistless,
exposed to,
open to,
wide open to,
liable to,
prone to,
prey to,
susceptible to,
subject to,
not above,
in danger of,
at risk of,
at the mercy of,
an easy target for,
easily affected by,
in the firing line,
susceptive of,
Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare ‘to wound’, from vulnus ‘wound’.
