<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Capable of or susceptible to being attacked, damaged, or hurt:<ul><li>A vulnerable part of the body.</li><li>Vulnerable to predators.</li><li>A company vulnerable to a hostile takeover.</li></ul></li><li>Open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.:<ul><li>That is an argument vulnerable to refutation.</li><li>He is vulnerable to bribery.</li></ul></li><li>(Of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend:<ul><li>A vulnerable bridge.</li></ul></li><li>Willing to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known:<ul><li>Men and boys are rarely seen as vulnerable.</li></ul></li><li>(Of a person or population) needing supportive or protective social services and community resources because of advanced age, poverty, disability, etc.</li><li>Bridge: having won one of the games of a rubber.</li><li>Biology, Ecology: (of a threatened plant or animal species) likely to be classified endangered in the near future unless circumstances that threaten reproduction and survival improve, as categorized by the IUCN Red List:<ul><li>VU: At least 15 percent of our vulnerable reptiles are turtles.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>