put upon
adj1
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.1876 May – 1877 July, Anthony Trollope, The American Senator […], volume III, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1877, →OCLC, page 209:
- 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.1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in Mike: A Public School Story:
2 more examples
- He felt put upon if she asked him to do the slightest household chore or to conform to any schedule of meals and sleep.1984 May 28, Bob Woodward, “John Belushi: ‘Saturday Night’ grind, drugs take their toll”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 28 Sep 2010, page 6:
- His toe hurt, he was heavy, he lacked his old explosiveness, he felt put upon by everyone.2002 November 24, Mark Heisler, “On the NBA: Lakers Are Still Drama Kings”, in Los Angeles Times, page D14:
- Synonyms
- victimized