exploited
Definition
- 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.)
Adjective
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of persons; taken advantage of
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after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used
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developed or used to greatest advantage
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