exploit
The distinction between exploitive behaviour and normal behaviour can become difficult to identify.
Some of these people continue to live in exploitive relationships because it is too difficult for them to leave.
This behaviour is exploitive and completely unacceptable in a fair society.
The workers were protesting against the business practices of their exploitive employer.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Treating people or animals badly
a raw dealidiom
abuser
anti-harassment
at the hands of someoneidiom
batten
batten on someone
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-used
impose
inflict
prey on something
put someone through something
put upon
reduce
uncared for
use
victimization
victimize
victimology