hard done by

adj

adj

UK, Idiomatic used, cheated, or exploited by

King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team.
United could have made it 3-0 with further chances, but Norwich's Andrew Crofts also had a shot saved and his side can come away from this encounter with some reason to feel hard done by.2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport:

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