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
Gerardoje-RAHR-do (Italian), he-RAHR-do (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
LynLINEnglish
Manda-Croatian, Serbian
SheldonSHEL-dənEnglish
TorbjØRn-Danish, Norwegian
KalebKAY-ləbEnglish (Modern)