subjected

[suhb-jek-tid]

adjective

1. under the control or rule of another person, government, country, etc..

   On becoming King of all Ireland, Brian was given the name Boru, or “Brian of the Tribes,” and he collected tributes from all the subjected clans.

2. exposed to or undergoing something by necessity.

   I choose to sing only when I'm alone, because I am generally so off-key that any subjected listeners will ask me to immediately cease and desist.

3. involved in or undergoing a medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment: .

   The subjected children were 383 boys and 378 girls, all between five and seven years of age.

   After receiving the gene editing treatment, the subjected mice were less likely to seek out cocaine

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of subject.

Other Word Forms

• subjectedly adverb
• subjectedness noun
• nonsubjected adjective
• unsubjected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subjected¹

First recorded in 1400–50; subject ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; subject ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Engie wants out of the nuclear energy business, which for decades has subjected it to antinuclear protests and the changing whims of Belgian politics.

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She again stressed she had no knowledge of what her husband subjected her to.

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Not a week goes by without a report of an athlete being subjected to vicious digital attacks because someone’s lost money online.

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Ms. Foggie-Barnett, who knew Harris well, says in the catalog, “His mission was not only to cover the news but also to simultaneously counter the stereotypes African Americans were subjected to in the traditional press.”

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The two boys subjected to the 2017 beatings were subsequently deprived of food and left for weeks to sleep in the open.

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