Synonyms for put upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : poo t-uh-pon, -pawn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊt əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn |
Top 10 synonyms for put upon Other synonyms for the word put upon
- abuse
- aggrieve
- badger
- blockade
- bother
- burden
- crush
- despotize
- dishearten
- dispirit
- distress
- encumber
- force
- gnaw
- handicap
- harry
- hound
- keep down
- nag
- outrage
- overcome
- overload
- overpower
- overthrow
- pester
- plague
- press
- prey on
- put down
- put screws to
- put the squeeze on
- put upon
- ride
- rule
- sadden
- saddle
- set upon
- siege
- smother
- storm
- strain
- subjugate
- suppress
- tax
- tease
- torment
- torture
- trample
- trouble
- tyrranize
- vex
- weigh heavy upon
- worry
- wrong
Définition of put upon
Origin :- late Old English *putian, implied in putung "instigation, an urging," literally "a putting;" related to pytan "put out, thrust out" (of eyes), probably from a Germanic stem that also produced Danish putte "to put," Swedish dialectal putta; Middle Dutch pote "scion, plant," Dutch poten "to plant," Old Norse pota "to poke."
- Meaning "act of casting a heavy stone overhead" (as a trial of strength) is attested from c.1300. Obsolete past tense form putted is attested 14c.-15c. To put down "end by force or authority" (a rebellion, etc.) is from c.1300. Adjective phrase put out "angry, upset" is first recorded 1887; to put out, of a woman, "to offer oneself for sex" is from 1947. To put upon (someone) "play a trick on, impose on" is from 1690s. To put up with "tolerate, accept" (1755) was originally to put up, as in "to pocket." To put (someone) on "deceive" is from 1958.
- As in oppress : verb depress, subdue
- As in beleaguer : verb harass, besiege
- And why may I not think that I am now put upon a proper exercise of it?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- No price were too great to pay for a wrong such as that which he had put upon her.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- This sentence was as humiliating and mortifying as anything that could be put upon him.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Games of address are not to be put upon a footing with games of hazard.'
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The bag that held him was closed and a seal was put upon it by the Maharajah.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
- But the responsibility which this put upon me made me timid.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The strong restraint I have put upon my hands has been enough to palsy them.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- One's first thought was that at least a bit of road-metal might have been put upon it.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I am thinking of the curse that Mother Church has put upon this house.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- His blood boiled at the construction which she put upon the matter.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
Antonyms for put upon
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