OVEREXPLOITATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

Synonyms:

overexploitation; overuse; overutilisation; overutilization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overexploitation" is a kind of...):

development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)

Derivation:

overexploit (exploit excessively)