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understandable reaction
the anger is understandable - next comes revulsion...
par·a·site
[ párrə sit ]
par·a·sites Plural
NOUN
1. organism living on another: a plant or animal that lives on or in another, usually larger, host organism in a way that harms or is of no advantage to the host.
2. scrounger: somebody who exploits others without doing anything in return
[ Mid-16th century. Via Latin < Greek parasitos "somebody who eats from another's table" < sitos "grain, food" ].
Parasite: An organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another organism. A parasite cannot live independently.
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