0 easily hurt or attacked because of being weak -- vulnérable
1 unprotected against attack; liable to be hurt or damaged -- vulnérable
Small animals are often vulnerable to attack.
As long as the overburdening with unpaid work prevents women, and women with children, in particular, from developing their own earning capacity, they will remain vulnerable groups.
Preventative work is being done chiefly in schools, because that social group is the most vulnerable to drug dependence.
It is a challenging task there to salvage nature, which is especially vulnerable in the region.
As regards the conservation and management of fisheries resources, tuna is a migratory species that is particularly vulnerable to illegal fishing in international waters.
The fluctuation of prices has an adverse effect on an already vulnerable livestock industry.
This has an impact on every sector of the economy, but agriculture remains the most vulnerable.
