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put-upon
[ poot-uh-pon, -pawn ]
adjective
- imposed upon; ill-used.
put upon
verb
- to presume on (a person's generosity, good nature, etc); take advantage of
he's always being put upon
- to impose hardship on; maltreat
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of put-upon1
Example Sentences
Taking these roles together, especially “Friendship†and “The Dutchman,†in one of them you’re this put-upon wife and the other one you’re this whirlwind, demonic vixen.
She could be sweet, evil, overbearing, put-upon, thoughtful, impulsive, girlish, vulnerable or manipulative and superimpose selected qualities for extra complexity, always with a compressed energy, obvious or veiled.
And he calls Enrico Colantoni, who plays their put-upon principal with weary grace, “such a gift to the project. His acting is like a drug.â€
He inhabits a space populated by right-wing windbags who have convinced each other, through endless repetition, that they are the most put-upon people in history.
Scott wrote in The Times, “you are likely to leave this one feeling as grouchy and put-upon as the title character.â€
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