Added 30 September 2026
exploitation
/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ noun
Latin root: explicō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exploitation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act of utilizing something; industry.
the exploitation of natural resources
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The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
the exploitation of children in beauty pageants
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The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.
Undocumented migrants are vulnerable to exploitation.
Origin
Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”). By surface analysis, exploit + -ation.
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