"put upon" meaning in English

See put upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more put upon [comparative], most put upon [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} put upon (comparative more put upon, superlative most put upon)
  1. Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated. Synonyms: victimized, put-upon Translations (imposed on): misbruikt (Dutch), exploité (French), utilisé (French), utnyttjad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-put_upon-en-adj-Ip4A~uca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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