vulnerable English
Adjective
( en adjective)
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 29, author=Kevin Mitchell, work=the Guardian
, title= 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. }}
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran
, volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=( The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Denied an education by war
, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
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(computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
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Synonyms
* (exposed to attack) defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, weak
Antonyms
* (exposed to attack) durable, indomitable, invincible, invulnerable, powerful, strong
Derived terms
* vulnerability
* vulnerably
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fallible English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Related terms
* fail
* fallacious
* fallacy
* fallibilist
* fallibilism
* fallibility
Synonyms
* faultful
* imperfect
Antonyms
* faultless
* infallible
* perfect
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