vulnerability

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being easily hurt, attacked, or harmed, physically or emotionally.

   Sharing his fears with the group took real courage and vulnerability.

2. 2
   noun

   A specific weak point in a defence or system.

   The country recognized its defence vulnerability after the unguarded landing.

3. 3
   noun

   A weakness in software that an attacker can exploit.

   Engineers rushed to fix the security vulnerability before hackers could use it.

From vulnerable + -ity.

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