hard done-by



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hard done-by

Mistreated or abused; cheated; dejected. Often preceded by "feel." The company paid Steve a generous severance package after firing him, but he still claims he was hard done-by. I don't think you have a right to feel hard done-by since you received the same level of assessment as everyone else!
See also: hard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GeenaJEE-nəEnglish (Rare)
Deitra-English (Rare)
Shreya-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Miho (1)-Croatian
Kaveri-Indian, Hindi
Lalawethika-Native American, Shawnee