how to pronounce vulnerable
/ˈvʌlnɚəbəl/
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vulnerable is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of vulnerable in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… support and at this vulnerable point in …”
meanings of vulnerable
adjective:
- More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
- Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
- More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
vulnerable frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word vulnerable occurs in english on average 16.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics vulnerable can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that vulnerable can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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