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Vulnerable vs Disadvantaged - What's the difference?

vulnerable | disadvantaged |

As adjectives the difference between vulnerable and disadvantaged

is that vulnerable is more or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally while disadvantaged is lacking an advantage relative to another.

As a verb disadvantaged is

past tense of disadvantage.

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
  • (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

    • Synonyms

    * (exposed to attack) defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, weak

    Antonyms

    * (exposed to attack) durable, indomitable, invincible, invulnerable, powerful, strong

    Derived terms

    * vulnerability * vulnerably

    disadvantaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disadvantage)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking an advantage relative to another.
  • Poor; in financial difficulties.