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Exposed vs Defenseless - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between exposed and defenseless

is that exposed is vulnerable, susceptible while defenseless is lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

As a verb exposed

is past tense of expose.

exposed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Vulnerable, susceptible.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed' to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expose)

    • defenseless

    English

    Alternative forms

    * defenceless

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.