Unprotectedness (Noun)
Meaning
The property of being helpless in the face of attack.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The tourists' sense of excitement turned to fear as they realized their unprotectedness in the midst of the violent protest.
- The government's hasty decision left the coastal town's residents with a heightened sense of exposure and unprotectedness against the impending storm.
- The psychological strain of living in a war zone had left the civilians with a pervasive feeling of unprotectedness.
- The country's porous border and lack of defense systems highlighted its unprotectedness to external threats.
- The witnesses' testimony revealed a pattern of exploitation, preying on the unprotectedness of vulnerable individuals in need of financial support.