1. vulnerable
A bite might kill you – or make you vulnerable to attack from other animals.
vulnerable to
Baby animals are as vulnerable as human children. They need constant help.
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
The security company says this is the most vulnerable point.
a leader may try to crush a competitor by subsidizing lower prices for a vulnerable product with revenue from its more profitable products
Children living in slums and shantytowns are the most disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Although people of all ages are at risk to chemical exposure, children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable.
I never felt so low when I was vulnerable.
Do you want to take home this vulnerable puppies?
When I gave him the money, he looked so vulnerable, like a little boy.
vulnerable = someone exposed to harm who can't defend themselves
The definition of vulnerable is easily hurt or delicate. This little chick is very vulnerable.
I feel very vulnerable since losing my best friend / If you don't eat properly, you may become more vulnerable to disease
The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.
2. susceptible
She was susceptible to colds.
Smokey is very fragile. He is susceptible to decreased moods.
Indian police officers are poorly paid which makes them susceptible to corruption.
The children involved have "severely compromised immune systems" rendering them more susceptible to the virus, the health department said.
Only for species susceptible for trichinellosis.
A path once bent is always susceptible to new changes.
Patients with poor immune systems are highly susceptible to colds.
Sarah was susceptible to all the feelings and emotions of ordinary women.
If You Leave Me Outside it susceptible to thievery
She isn't very susceptible to flattery. These plants are particularly susceptible to frost. Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast.
Older people are more susceptible to infections.
The virus can infect susceptible individuals. <some people are more susceptible to depression during the winter because of reduced exposure to sunlight>
susceptible likely to be influenced by
It’s hard to dispute that compulsive gaming is bad and that kids on the spectrum are particularly susceptible to becoming addicted. / Now we believe susceptible individuals lack some of the more adaptive changes that occur in the resilient brain.
These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
3. prone to