Dictionary

put upon en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.
   • His toe hurt, he was heavy, he lacked his old explosiveness, he felt put upon by everyone. 2002 November 24, Mark Heisler, “On the NBA: Lakers Are Still Drama Kings”, in Los Angeles Times, page D14:
   • Here was he, about to receive his first eleven colours on this very day probably, being ordered about, inconvenienced—in short, put upon by a worm who had only just scraped into the third. 1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in Mike: A Public School Story:
   • A man shouldn't let hisself be put upon by circumstances so as to be only half hisself. 1876 May – 1877 July, Anthony Trollope, The American Senator […], volume III, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1877, →OCLC, page 209:
   • He felt put upon if she asked him to do the slightest household chore or to conform to any schedule of meals and sleep. 1984 May 28, Bob Woodward, “John Belushi: ‘Saturday Night’ grind, drugs take their toll”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 28 Sep 2010, page 6:

Forms

Synonyms

victimized

Translations (6)

sv utnyttjad (imposed on) · nl misbruikt (imposed on) · pl źle traktowany (imposed on) · fr exploité (imposed on) · fr utilisé (imposed on) · pl wykorzystywany (imposed on)