exploited

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exploited

He felt exploited after helping his friend get the job.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Taken advantage of; used unfairly: Refers to people or groups who are treated unfairly for someone else's benefit, often without proper compensation or respect.
    • Developed or utilized to greatest advantage: Refers to resources, opportunities, or situations that are used effectively to achieve maximum benefit or value.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective (People):

    • The exploited workers demanded fair wages and better conditions. (The workers who were taken advantage of demanded fair wages and better conditions.)
    • She felt exploited after her ideas were used without credit. (She felt taken advantage of after her ideas were used without credit.)

  • Adjective (Resources/Opportunities):

    • The company's exploited market position gave it a significant advantage. (The company's fully utilized market position gave it a significant advantage.)
    • We need to ensure these natural resources are exploited sustainably. (We need to ensure these natural resources are used to greatest advantage in a sustainable way.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to feel exploited": to have a sense of being used unfairly.

    • Many interns feel exploited when they work long hours for little or no pay. (Many interns have a sense of being used unfairly when they work long hours for little or no pay.)

  • "exploited vulnerability": a weakness that has been taken advantage of.

    • The hacker targeted an exploited vulnerability in the old software. (The hacker targeted a weakness in the old software that had been taken advantage of.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Exploit (verb): To make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource) OR to make use of (a person or situation) unfairly for one's own advantage.

    • They plan to exploit the new oil field. (They plan to make full use of the new oil field.)
    • It is wrong to exploit people's fears. (It is wrong to make unfair use of people's fears.)

  • Exploitation (noun): The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work OR the action of making use of and benefiting from resources.

    • The documentary exposed the exploitation of child labor. (The documentary exposed the unfair treatment of child labor for benefit.)
    • The exploitation of solar energy is crucial for a sustainable future. (The effective use of solar energy is crucial for a sustainable future.)
Synonyms
  • Taken advantage of: Used unfairly.
  • Utilized: Used effectively.
  • Manipulated: Controlled or influenced cleverly or unscrupulously (often implies unfairness).
Related Phrases
  • To be ripe for exploitation: To be in a condition where it is easy to be taken unfair advantage of.
    • The chaotic legal system was ripe for exploitation by corrupt officials. (The chaotic legal system was in a condition where it was easy for corrupt officials to take unfair advantage of it.)
Related Idioms
  • To milk something/someone for all they're worth: To exploit a situation or person to get the maximum possible benefit from them (informal, often negative).
    • The tabloids milked the celebrity scandal for all it was worth. (The tabloids exploited the celebrity scandal to get the maximum possible benefit from it.)
exploited

He felt exploited after helping his friend get the job.

Adjective
  1. of persons; taken advantage of
    • after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used
  2. developed or used to greatest advantage

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