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Vulnerability vs Fragile - What's the difference?

vulnerability | fragile |

As a noun vulnerability

is (uncountable) susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

As an adjective fragile is

easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

vulnerability

Noun

  • (uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
  • The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
  • (countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  • (computing) a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security
  • Antonyms

    * (l)

    fragile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
  • The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

    Synonyms

    * friable * breakly * breakable * destroyable * destructible * See also

    Antonyms

    * durable * unbreakable * undestroyable * indestructible

    Derived terms

    * fragilely