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Vulnerability Pronunciation
Vulnerability is pronounced vuhl-ner-uh-BI-li-tee, IPA /ˌvəlnɝəˈbɪlɪti/.
vuhl-ner-uh-BI-li-tee
US /ˌvəlnɝəˈbɪlɪti/ · UK /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlɪti/
Syllables: vuhl · ner · uh · BI · li · tee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The state of being open to harm, or a specific weakness that can be exploited.
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Vulnerability in a Sentence
- The patch closes a vulnerability in the login system.
- Her writing is honest about her own vulnerability.
- Flooding exposed the vulnerability of the whole valley.
Common Mispronunciations of Vulnerability
Not vuh-ner-uh-BI-li-tee
The l after the first vowel is often lost in casual speech, but in careful use the opening is vuhl, matching the adjective vulnerable.
Not VUHL-ner-uh-bi-li-tee
Words ending in -ility always put the main beat on that syllable. Here it is the BI, four parts in.
Tip: Six parts is a lot to hold, so build it in two halves: vuhl-ner-uh, then BI-li-tee.
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