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Noun: overexploitation  ,ow-vu(r),eks,ploy'tey-shun
  1. Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
    - overuse, overutilization, overutilisation [Brit]

Derived forms: overexploitations

Type of: development, exploitation

Encyclopedia: Overexploitation

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overemphasize
overenthusiastic
overestimate
overestimation
overexcite
overexcited
overexert
overexert oneself
overexertion
overexploit
overexploitation
overexpose
overexposure
overextend
overfamiliar
overfamiliarity
overfatigue
overfed
overfeed
overfeeding
overfill