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Meaning of hard done by | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

used, cheated, or exploited by

UK, idiomatic

Examples

“King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team.”

“United could have made it 3-0 with further chances, but Norwich's Andrew Crofts also had a shot saved and his side can come away from this encounter with some reason to feel hard done by.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

hard handed hard hit hard knock hard of hearing hard of seeing hard of thinking