vulnerable

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I am very vulnerable to cough and cold. Does it mean I get cough and cold from other people easily?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

AnonymousDoes it mean I get cough and cold from other people easily?

It does not reference other people. It means "I catch coughs and colds easily."

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Mister Micawber AnonymousDoes it mean I get cough and cold from other people easily?It does not reference other people. It means "I catch coughs and colds easily."

A: She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.
B: The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.

what does vulnerable mean in the sentences above? Please help.

Mister Micawber · Answer

AnonymousA: She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.

One of these:

1.
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon:
a vulnerable part of the body.
2.
open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.:
an argument vulnerable to refutation; He is vulnerable to bribery.

AnonymousB: The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.

One of these (in a financial sense):

1.
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon:
a vulnerable part of the body.

3.
open to assault; difficult to defend:
a vulnerable bridge.

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