vulnerable

4 definitions • 7 examples

able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:

I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.

Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.

people who can be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:

She called on all members to condemn this outrageous attack on the vulnerable.

people who can be badly affected by a disease because they already have health problems:

Our Covid vaccination strategy is designed to protect the vulnerable, who are most at risk.

able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked:

Older people are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures even inside their homes.

He casts himself as a naive, vulnerable young poet.