mistreatment vs exploitation

exploitation vs mistreatment

mistreatment and exploitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mistreatment	Yes	No	No	No
exploitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, exploitation is a hyponym of mistreatment; that is, exploitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistreatment:

mistreatment: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
exploitation: an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

Other hyponyms of mistreatment include annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation, disregard, neglect, using, victimisation, victimization, harassment, molestation, abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment.

mistreatment (noun)	exploitation (noun)
the practice of treating (someone or something) badly	the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

Difference between mistreatment and exploitation

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