put-upon

ˈpʊt əˌpɔn

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Definition of put-upon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion

Rare

feeling unfairly treated or burdened

Rare

She always felt put-upon at work, handling tasks beyond her role..

exploited

overburdened

exploited

Rare

treated badly by someone exploiting your kindness

Rare

She felt put-upon by her demanding boss.

abused

exploited

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Origin of put-upon

English, put (place) + upon (on top of)

Terms with put-upon included in their meaning

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harass

burden

put excessive burdens upon someone

Examples of put-upon in a sentence

The put-upon employee finally spoke up.
He always felt put-upon by his inconsiderate friends.
The assistant was put-upon with endless tasks.

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French:exploité, abusé, ...
German:überlastet, geplagt, ...
Italian:sfruttata, sfruttato, ...
Spanish:explotada, abusado, ...
Portuguese:sobrecarregado, explorado, ...
Chinese:受委屈的, 被利用的, ...
Japanese:不当な負担を感じる, 搾取された, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَغَلّ, مظلوم, ...
Hebrew:מְנֻצָּל, מְנֻצֶּלֶת, ...
Russian:несправедливо обременённый, эксплуатируемый, ...
Ukrainian:перевантажена, експлуатований, ...
Hindi:अन्यायपूर्ण बोझिल, शोषित, ...
Bengali:অত্যাচারিত, শোষিত, ...
Catalan:sobrecarregada, explotat, ...
Czech:obtěžovaný, zneužívaný, ...
Danish:overbebyrdet, misbrugt, ...
Dutch:overbelast, gebruikt, ...
Greek:καταπιεσμένος, εκμεταλλευμένος, ...
Hungarian:sérelmezett, kihasznált, ...
Khmer:មានអារម្មណ៍ថាត្រូវគេដាក់បន្ទុក ឬប្រព្រឹត្តមិនយុត្តិធម៌, ត្រូវគេកេងប្រវ័ញ្ច, ...
Korean:부당하게 대우받는, 이용당하는, ...
Persian:مظلوم, بدرفتاری شده, ...
Polish:przeciążony, wykorzystywany, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrecarregado, explorada, ...
Romanian:suprasolicitat, exploatat, ...
Swedish:överbelastad, utnyttjad, ...
Thai:ถูกเอาเปรียบ, ถูกใช้งานเกินไป, ...
Turkish:haksızlığa uğramış, sömürülen, ...
Vietnamese:bị áp bức, bị lợi dụng, ...

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Definition of put-upon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of put-upon

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Examples of put-upon in a sentence

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