Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put-upon

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: put-upon
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of put upon.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

more put-upon (comparative) most put-upon (superlative)

Synonyms

exploited ill-used used victimized victimised

Questions

What does put-upon mean?: Alternative form of put upon.

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