Definitions for put-upon
put-up·on

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1. exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimisedadjective

   of persons; taken advantage of

   "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

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1. put-upon

   Feeling exploited, burdened, or unfairly treated; often subjected to demands or inconveniences by others.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of put-upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of put-upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of put-upon in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Russell:

   Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.

2. Paxton Blair:

   There has been in recent years excessive emphasis on a citizen's rights and inadequate stress put upon his duties and responsibilities.

3. Jessica Chastain:

   I have no issues with nudity, especially in a lot of European cinema that I adore, but I find that in American cinema, the idea of nudity has always bothered me, i realized why : For me, I ’m uncomfortable with nudity when it feels like it’s not the person’s decision to be naked, when it’s something that has been put upon them. In a way, I see that as like a victimization.

4. Robert Grimsey:

   Clients( are) saying we want somebody to put in place a plan of action that allows us to either benefit or to manage the challenges that Brexit has put upon us, interim managers are like contractors - but these are executives, very high-powered executives. So, people who used to be on boards of companies that decide to take a job where they work on projects, six months or nine months.

5. Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molire:

   A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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