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vulnerabilità

vulnerability

noun vool-neh-rah-bee-lee-TAH Rare

Origin: From Latin vulnerabilis, able to be wounded.

Usage Note

Vulnerabilità is invariable: le vulnerabilità and la vulnerabilità share the same form. It is used in psychology (emotional openness), cybersecurity (security flaw), and physical contexts (susceptibility to harm). The accent falls on the final syllable, which is marked with a written accent in Italian.

Examples

"Ammettere la propria vulnerabilità richiede coraggio."

Natural Translation

Admitting one's own vulnerability requires courage.

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