# pushover

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #42,840

## Definitions
1. Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
2. Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.
3. Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.

## Etymology
A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.

## Easily confused with
- **pusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pusher-vs-pushover)
- **Passover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passover-vs-pushover)
- **pullover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pullover-vs-pushover)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ppushover`, `psuhover`, `puhsover`, `pushhover`, `pushoevr`, `pushoverr`, `pushovre`, `pushovver`, `pushvoer`, `pusohver`, `pusshover`, `upshover`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pushover