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That's not the definition of the word. It means being wounded or capable of being wounded (Latin vulnus = wound):

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulnerable

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vulnerable?s=t

Therefore all humans are vulnerable. Where strength vs. weakness enter into it is how one deals with one's vulnerability. That gets complex. Is denial strength or weakness? Maybe both.



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