put-upon

adjective

put-up·​on ˈpu̇t-ə-ˌpȯn How to pronounce put-upon (audio)
-ˌpän
: imposed upon : taken advantage of

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Infiniti is asked to play the put-upon daughter of a man-child father, a scared child, a phony among true believers, and eventually, a reluctant killer. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025 Hannah Einbinder, who won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her role as the put-upon Gen-Z writer Ava Daniels, confirmed the news on the 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025 Buteau guest stars as Principal Fishbach, a put-upon high school principal. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 There was the upper-class shop owner and her put-upon husband. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put-upon

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of put-upon was in 1866

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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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