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

And this time, he won’t be subjected to the workload restrictions that forced him to make an early exit from that previous no-hit bid.

From Los Angeles Times

Court evidence about the nature of the abuse and suffering Ethan was subjected to was so harrowing that the judge excused the jurors from ever having to serve on a jury again.

From BBC

While McIlroy was subjected to verbal abuse, his wife Erica was hit by a drink thrown by an American fan on the 17th tee.

From BBC

Initially filed as a death penalty case and subjected to a lengthy review, the process of seeking to try Pineda as an adult further prolonged the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times

Liverpool's players were subjected to fireworks let off outside their Istanbul hotel designed to disturb their sleep - but it is a second successive loss that must act as the real wake-up call.

From BBC