Meaning | lacking protection or defense. |
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Narrower | exposed, open | With no protection or shield |
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naked, defenseless | Having no protecting or concealing cover |
unshielded | (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield |
See also | insecure, unsafe | lacking in security / security / security or safety |
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susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
vulnerable | susceptible to attack / attack / attack |
Opposite | protected | Kept safe or defended from danger / danger or injury or loss |
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Spanish | desprotegido |
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Catalan | desprotegit |
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Nouns | unprotectedness | the property of being helpless in the face of attack |
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