English noun: exploitation | |||
1. | exploitation (act) the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | ||
Samples | The development of Alaskan resources. The exploitation of copper deposits. | ||
Synonyms | development | ||
Broader (hypernym) | employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | capitalisation, capitalization, commercialisation, commercialization, electrification, land development, overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization, unitisation, unitization, water development, water program, water project | ||
2. | exploitation (act) an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | ||
Samples | Capitalistic exploitation of the working class. Paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization. | ||
Synonyms | using, victimisation, victimization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mistreatment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blaxploitation, colonialism, sexploitation | ||