Use the adjective vulnerable to describe something or someone open to being physically or emotionally wounded, like a newborn chick or an overly sensitive teenager.
Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries;
Adjective S.
susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age"
Adjective S.
capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"
Adjective S.
susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation; "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"
Adjective
susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
a.
Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or
external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.
a.
Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously;
assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation.
Vulnerable
Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will be wanting a Paris to infix the dart.2.
His skill in finding out the vulnerable parts of strong minds was consummate.
Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries;
Usage Examples
I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.
I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone.
As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future, but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.
I think I'm extremely vulnerable and that in some ways I seek out rejection. Never feeling like you're getting that pat on the back from dad is probably at the heart of that.
Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life interesting and suspenseful.
I understand now that the vulnerability I've always felt is the greatest strength a person can have. You can't experience life without feeling life. What I've learned is that being vulnerable to somebody you love is not a weakness, it's a strength.
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Other Usage ExamplesAny informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
I have my flaws and my issues, past and present and who knows what will happen in the future. I want people to know I'm vulnerable too and each one of us is.
As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable.
Canadians have been very generous toward Haiti after the earthquake and, thanks to you, our most vulnerable people have received food, drinkable water, shelter, medical care and education. For that, we are extremely grateful.
At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media.
I am co-writing a screenplay now and I'm working on the rights to another story I want to do. So I plan to produce and direct. So, for me, I don't really feel that I am vulnerable to that sad baggage that comes with the business of filmmaking.
I want to be involved with young people in some way. Teenagers. Because that's the most vulnerable time. I have a fantasy of becoming a teacher one day.