Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put upon

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: put upon
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.

Example Sentences

"A man shouldn't let hisself be put upon by circumstances so as to be only half hisself."
"Here was he, about to receive his first eleven colours on this very day probably, being ordered about, inconvenienced—in short, put upon by a worm who had only just scraped into the third."
"He felt put upon if she asked him to do the slightest household chore or to conform to any schedule of meals and sleep."
"His toe hurt, he was heavy, he lacked his old explosiveness, he felt put upon by everyone."

Inflected Forms

more put upon (comparative) most put upon (superlative) put-upon (alternative)

Synonyms

victimized

Questions

What does put upon mean?: Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.

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