EXPLOITATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • capitalistic exploitation of the working class
    • paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
    Hypernyms(s) exploitation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the development of Alaskan resources
    • the exploitation of copper deposits
    Hypernyms(s) exploitation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)