adjective
of persons; taken advantage of
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after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used
• Syn: ↑exploited, ↑ill-used, ↑used, ↑victimized, ↑victimised
• Similar to: ↑misused
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adj
imposed on, taken advantage of, exploited, used, inconvenienced, abused, maltreated, persecuted
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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : imposed upon : taken advantage of : abused, victimized
a deceived, anguished, put-upon girl — Anthony West
identifies herself with the characters who are most put-upon, most noble, most righteous — James Thurber
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/poot"euh pon', -pawn'/, adj.
imposed upon; ill-used.
[1915-20]
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asked to do too much because you are kind and helpful
Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym
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treated in an unfair way by sb because they take advantage of your kindness or willingness to do things
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his much put-upon wife
Useful english dictionary. 2012.