defenselessness

noun

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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Recent Examples of defenselessness The fragile defenselessness of the proud has proven mesmerizing. — Lo Patrick, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
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vulnerability
Noun
  • The emergence of Anthropic's Mythos in April, which made clear that AI, left unchecked and unsecured, could be leveraged by bad actors to exploit previously undiscovered vulnerabilities.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • What Happens Next AI will continue accelerating vulnerability discovery.
    — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Defenselessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenselessness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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