put upon

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put upon

adjective more put upon · most put upon · put-upon

Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated. A man shouldn't let hisself be put upon by circumstances so as to be only half hisself.
Similar: victimized

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adj imposed on

Français	exploité, utilisé

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@misc{put_upon_2026,
  title = {put upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}