Endangered vs Vulnerable - What's the difference?
endangered | vulnerable |
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
* 1825, Sir Walter Scott, The Betrothed
(endanger)
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
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As adjectives the difference between endangered and vulnerable
is that endangered is in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct) while vulnerable is vulnerable.As a verb endangered
is (endanger).endangered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I have but done my devoir, lady, as a good knight, in defence of an endangered maiden...
Derived terms
* endangered speciesVerb
(head)vulnerable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau, passage=The elimination of Federer after Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses. }}
Mark Tran
Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools