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Meanings of put-upon in inglés

Of persons; taken advantage of.

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Usage of put-upon in inglés
1
She sighed, in her best put-upon way, and reached for the phone.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
2
This much put-upon group of junior doctors are, in theory, undergoing training.
The Irish Times
3
Not mistaken or confused, but deliberate, cold-blooded deceivers of the put-upon people?
The Guardian
4
Braugher plays Owen, the epitome of the put-upon aging husband and father.
Reuters
5
It's a bustling, enjoyable set: put-upon single motherhood has seldom seemed so perky.
The Guardian
6
Poor put-upon Lajos Irvine, that's who'd get the fault laid at his feet.
Cauldron of Ghosts
7
The nurse in charge was in uniform, the governess was a much put-upon person.
The Titan
8
The put-upon people have spoken, and they have at long last drawn the line.
Wired
9
Boyce sighed, as if he were the most put-upon fellow in all the Crimea.
The street philosopher
10
And, most crucially, how it works for his poor, put-upon Ma on Christmas Day.
The Irish Times
11
He was quite aware that I considered myself put-upon.
Living dead in dallas
12
Sir, - This State has behaved shamelessly where these vulnerable, long-suffering, put-upon women are concerned.
The Irish Times
13
Western criticism is only going to further unsettle a Pakistani leadership that is already put-upon.
Reuters
14
She sighed, in her best put-upon way, and reached for the phone.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
15
This much put-upon group of junior doctors are, in theory, undergoing training.
The Irish Times
16
Not mistaken or confused, but deliberate, cold-blooded deceivers of the put-upon people?
The Guardian
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Put-upon through the time