exploitation.
The act of utilizing something; industry.
Meaning & usage
The act of utilizing something; industry.
the exploitation of natural resources
The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
the exploitation of children in beauty pageants
The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.
Undocumented migrants are vulnerable to exploitation.
The marketing and promotion of a film.
A genre of media focused on lurid depictions of topical social issues such as violence, sexuality and marginalized groups.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”). By surface analysis, exploit + -ation.
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