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PRONUNCIATION OF PUT-UPON

put-upon  [ˈpʊtəpɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUT-UPON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Put-Upon is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUT-UPON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of put-upon in the English dictionary

The definition of put-upon in the dictionary is treated badly, especially by sb who takes advantage of your willingness to help them, or by being asked to do an excessive amount of work.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUT-UPON


clip-on
ˈklɪpɒn
coupon
ˈkuːpɒn
crepon
ˈkreɪpɒn
croupon
ˈkruːpɒn
dalapon
ˈdæləˌpɒn
gipon
dʒɪˈpɒn
hereupon
ˌhɪərəˈpɒn
ippon
ˈɪpɒn
jupon
ˈʒuːpɒn
metopon
ˈmɛtəˌpɒn
Nippon
ˈnɪpɒn
pompon
ˈpɒmpɒn
prosopon
prɒˈsəʊpɒn
snap-on
ˈsnæpɒn
tampon
ˈtæmpɒn
thereupon
ˌðɛərəˈpɒn
upon
əˈpɒn
whereupon
ˌwɛərəˈpɒn
zip-on
ˈzɪpɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUT-UPON

put up with
put upon
put wise
put words into someone´s mouth
put-down
put-on
put-put
put-putted
put-putting
put-up job
put-you-up
putamen
putamina
putangitangi
putative
putatively
putcheon
putcher
puteal
putid

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUT-UPON

bioweapon
capon
come upon
crampon
entry coupon
international reply coupon
laser weapon
murder weapon
nuclear weapon
offensive weapon
particle beam weapon
put upon
ration coupon
reply coupon
Ripon
secret weapon
set upon
tarpon
weapon
yaupon

Synonyms and antonyms of put-upon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «put-upon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUT-UPON

Find out the translation of put-upon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of put-upon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «put-upon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放,在
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

put-upon
570 millions of speakers

English

put-upon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डाल पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع عليها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

положить - на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar -upon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপর করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre - sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Put-atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

setzen -upon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

置くアポン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넣어 -시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Put-on
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thỏa thuận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வைத்து-அபான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर-यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

put-upon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mettere -upon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

put- upon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покласти - на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune -upon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέσει -upon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit - op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

put- upon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

put-upon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of put-upon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT-UPON»

The term «put-upon» is regularly used and occupies the 89.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT-UPON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about put-upon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT-UPON»

Discover the use of put-upon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to put-upon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corporations Law in Australia
This approach thus excludes the Northside "put upon inquiry" test and favours the interests of third parties over those of companies. A second and wider approach argues that a person cannot make the assumptions in a situation where the ...
Roman Tomasic, Stephen Bottomley, Rob McQueen, 2002
2
Owl Window, Owl Swamp, Owl Blood: An Attempt of an Account
and yet I went step by step by people and ho mes, knowing that they would see me, the moron, a foo l for Christ, despised a nd disavowed, misjudged and taunted by all, a scum, I felt the dishonor that th ey put upon me, felt the dishonor that ...
Andreas Eschenbacher, 2002
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
But is it not always the case, in the commutation of tithes, whenever any parish has pasturage any where on the common, that that is calculated and put upon the inclosed lands in the commutation, there is no rent-charge put upon the common  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1844
4
Reports of Cases Arising Upon Letters Patent for Inventions: ...
Another question, gentlemen, which has been made, is whether the putting it upon the lamps, which is alleged in the first indictment, is proved by its being put upon the caps. Of that I have no doubt. The cap, when put upon the lamp, is a part of ...
United States. Circuit Courts, John E. Hatch, Robert H. Parkinson, 1870
5
Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of ...
Under a suspension of the constitutional rule the bill was put upon its second reading and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. House bill No. 75, an act to repeal an act entitled "an act to authorize all persons who have obtained their proper ...
Louisiana. Legislature. House, 1871
6
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
The first and great point that appears to me for your lordship's consideration, is, the construction and meaning of this oath ; for, unless the oath has the meaning which we put upon it, it is unnecessary to say a single word uponany other part of  ...
‎1826
7
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ...
3 December, Do you mean to state that you did not know, upon the result of your canvass, l 3°' you had no reasonable expectation of being able to put upon the poll such a number of freemen as would countervail the majority of Sir Charles ...
‎1830
8
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible
Aaron and his sons, — and bathed them with water, 7 and put upon him the tunic, and girded him with the band, and clothed him with the robe, and put upon him the ephod, and girded him with the curiously-woven band of the ephod, and ...
9
Journal of the Senate of Virginia
And, on the question being put upon the third reading of the said bill, it was rejected by the House. Mr. Johnson also, from the same Committee to whom was committed the bill, “ Increasing the Pension of Edward Lewis,” reported that the ...
Virginia. General Assembly. Senate, 1820
10
The Parliamentary Debates
Do you or not believe that the persons in that list_were afterwards put upon the jury? -—I cannot form a clear opinion, for I have no recollection of any of the names. Is Mr. Archer a conciliation-man '.'—-As I now understand_ the term he ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT-UPON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term put-upon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Poor, put-upon HSBC. What did it ever do to deserve these huge …
These are taxing times for HSBC. The fallout from the role it played in helping to deprive Europe's treasuries of taxes they were due from some of their wealthier ... «The Independent, May 15»
2
Celia Imrie condemns 'revolting' parents who demand grandparents …
Celia Imrie, the actress, has launched a spirited defence of "put-upon" grandparents who are exhausting themselves to help their families, condemning ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
3
Listen up politicians, here's what women really want to vote on
Remember Worcester Woman? Put-upon mothers with two children were supposed to have sealed the deal for Tony Blair in 1997. And in this year's much closer ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
4
Put-upon teachers' class action: $32 million compensation given out …
PUBLIC school teachers struggling to control misbehaving students have won almost $32 million in compensation for psychological injury over the past two ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 14»
5
Silicon Valley
... in which a couple of working stiffs — understimulated, put-upon cubicle dwellers — kick the stuffing out of a printer while Geto Boys blasts in the background. «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 14»
6
Elmhurst native plays put-upon worker in 'Assistance'
Elmhurst native plays put-upon worker in 'Assistance'. Facebook. 0 · Twitter. 200 · Google+ · LinkedIn. 200. Email; Print; Comments. 0. hello. Article to: (required) «Chicago Daily Herald, Feb 14»
7
Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Put-upon Eric Pickles appears out of his …
Eric Pickles was sad. While he was trying to get on with ordering “sandbank programmes” here, deploying the Army there, critics on the opposition benches were ... «The Independent, Feb 14»
8
We're all feeling more positive – except put-upon young workers
With the unemployment rate dropping, the economy showing real signs of life and even hints of tax cuts, Ireland's young workers must be at last starting to feel a ... «Irish Independent, Jan 14»
9
To invigorate put-upon teachers, Waldwick super tries a novel …
To invigorate put-upon teachers, Waldwick super tries a novel approach to training. January 21, 2014. By LESLIE BRODY. STAFF WRITER |. The Record. Print. «NorthJersey.com, Jan 14»
10
5 Stories From Put-Upon Small Business in Moscow
Before Mayor Sergei Sobyanin came to power in 2010, Guram Bolkvadze, a businessman from Georgia, owned 24 kiosks at bus stops across Moscow. «The Moscow Times, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Put-Upon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/put-upon-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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