subjected

American  

[suhb-jek-tid] / səbˈdʒɛk tɪd /

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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of subjected

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

He also brought up the names of three high-profile former Premier League bosses and suggested they would not be subjected to the same behaviour.

From BBC

A Russian crew member was also placed under a travel ban after two others were subjected to the same measure.

From Barron's

“Our clients have made clear they will permanently relocate if subjected to this tax.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Littler has previously been subjected to booing in overseas tournaments and world number nine Gerwyn Price famously wore ear defenders in 2023 to block out the crowd noise.

From BBC

"There is simply no way of knowing, without studying a representative sample group from the same area, with ancestors born in the same place and subjected to the same conditions," he told me.

From BBC