put-upon

[ poot-uh-pon, -pawn ]

/ ˈpʊt əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn /

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adjective

imposed upon; ill-used.

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Origin of put-upon

First recorded in 1915–20

How to use put-upon in a sentence

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
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Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
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Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
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He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
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Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
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In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
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British Dictionary definitions for put-upon

put upon

verb (intr, preposition, usually passive)

to presume on (a person's generosity, good nature, etc); take advantage ofhe's always being put upon

to impose hardship on; maltreat

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