Vocabulary
Vulnerable
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Urdu meaning
قا ل کرنے کی کوشش ترغیب دلانے والا اکسانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The judiciary is meant to safeguard the vulnerable and check those with totalitarian instincts.
- And burst it most definitely has, even for thosewhite-collar workers who once could boast permanent and secure employment but now find themselves increasingly vulnerable to the logic of `fre elancing`.
- Vulnerable others can join this alliance in the future.
- It raises the disturbing question of whether they are perhaps seen as less human merely because they do the `dirty` jobs, or because they mostly comprise our most socially vulnerable.
- In particular, residents in the vulnerable area should be taken on board to minimise the chances of collateral damage.
Synonyms
in danger, in jeopardy, in peril, endangered, at risk, unprotected, unsafe, ill-protected, unguarded;
Antonyms
well protected, resilient, invulnerable, immune to, above
Curator example
“we were in a vulnerable position”
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