put-upon
Treated as doormat
Put-upon describes someone who is treated unfairly or taken advantage of, especially by being given too many demands or responsibilities.
A put-upon employee handles everyone else's work while receiving no credit.
The term carries connotations of quiet suffering or martyrdom—the put-upon person often feels exploited but may not openly complain.
She had that put-upon look of someone asked to stay late again.
Already been employed
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- inconveniencedCaused practical difficulty
- mistreatedHarmed through poor treatment
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
overworked · undervalued · disrespected · trampled · doormat · pushover · long-suffering · abused
Made to bear others' fault
- blamedHeld at fault
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
oppressed · martyred · maligned · singled-out · fall-guy · patsy · defenseless · helpless
Carrying more than manageable
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- taxedHad levy imposed
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- encumberedMade difficult to move
laden · swamped · overwhelmed · pressured · harried · besieged · inundated · stressed
used
Already been employed
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- inconveniencedCaused practical difficulty
- mistreatedHarmed through poor treatment
unappreciated · overworked · undervalued · disrespected · trampled · doormat · pushover · long-suffering · abused · ill-used
scapegoated
Made to bear others' fault
persecuted · oppressed · martyred · maligned · singled-out · fall-guy · patsy · defenseless · helpless · vulnerable
overburdened
Carrying more than manageable
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- taxedHad levy imposed
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
encumbered · laden · swamped · overwhelmed · pressured · harried · besieged · inundated · stressed · exhausted