What is another word for have been had?

Pronunciation: [hɐvbɪn hˈad] (IPA)

The phrase "have been had" can be replaced with several synonyms, each with a slightly different connotation. "Been deceived," "been swindled," and "been duped" all suggest being tricked or cheated out of something. "Been played," "been conned," and "been taken for a ride" imply a level of manipulation or exploitation. "Been hoodwinked" and "been bamboozled" carry a sense of being fooled through subterfuge or deceit. Ultimately, all of these synonyms convey a sense of betrayal or loss, suggesting that someone has taken advantage of the individual in question, either through malice or trickery.

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What are the hypernyms for Have been had?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Have been had

  • The world, as transformed by this creative deed, is better than it would have been had all else remained the same, but had that deed of treason not been done at all.
    Josiah Royce
  • The deceit of the Allies would have fateful consequences. Germany, even under Hitler, would never have risked invading France again if her rulers and her generals had known in advance that Britain and America would oppose it by military force. The U.S. Senate's rejection of the Treaty of Guarantee brought a certain responsibility on the United States for the subsequent course of events which pushed western Europe to the brink of destruction by Germany, though this was scarcely recognized in America. The Senate's action did not spare the American republic in the end. It only made the reconquest of western Europe from the Germans, when the Second World War came, infinitely more costly in American lives and treasure than it would have been had a President's word been honored in the first place by the Senate. The United States, supremely complacent in its shortsighted isolation, was lost as a factor in guarding the peace of Europe it had helped to win, and in which its fate would always be intertwined."
    William L. Shirer

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