as in vulnerability
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
our utter defenselessness against the rising floodwaters quickly became apparent
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vulnerability
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The drama charts her gradual journey from vulnerability to self-determination.—
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Variety,
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Many updates patch vulnerabilities that hackers try to exploit.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Defenselessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenselessness. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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