Characterized by taking unfair advantage of others; using people or resources in a way that benefits one person while harming another.
From 'exploit' + '-ative' (having the quality/tendency of). The suffix creates an adjective describing something having the nature of exploitation.
When psychologists study 'exploitative relationships,' they've found that the power imbalance—one person's ability to threaten leaving or removing resources—is the key feature separating it from merely unfair arrangements.
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