Is exploitation a positive or a negative word?.
Madonna showed off her most bare butt on TV. Is she exploiting herself?
exploitation
[ˌekˌsploiˈtāSH(ə)n]
NOUN
1)the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
"the exploitation of migrant workers"
synonyms:
taking advantage · making use · abuse of · misuse · ill treatment · [more]
2)the action of making use of and benefiting from resources.
"the Bronze Age saw exploitation of gold deposits"
synonyms:
utilization · utilizing · use · making use of · putting to use · making the most of · capitalization on
3)the fact of making use of a situation to gain unfair advantage for oneself.
"they are shameless in their exploitation of the fear of death"
synonyms:
taking advantage · making use · abuse of · misuse · ill treatment · [more]