Meanings
adjectiveput-upon (comparative more put-upon, superlative most put-upon)
comparative more put-upon · superlative most put-upon
- alternativeAlternative form of put upon.
I gotta say, I love being a part of this family! You got the grumpy dad, the wacky uncle, the put-upon mom, crazy kids. No, this is great.
2014 June 27, Tim Hedrick, “A Breath of Fresh Air” (5:22 from the start), in Melchior Zwyer, director, The Legend of Korra, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Bolin (P. J. Byrne)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of persons) taken advantage of
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APA
put-upon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put-upon
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put-upon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put-upon.
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