downtrodden

English

Etymology

From the past participle of downtrod.

Adjective

downtrodden (comparative more downtrodden, superlative most downtrodden)

  1. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
    Synonym: undertrodden
  2. Trodden down.
    a patch of downtrodden soil

Translations

Verb

downtrodden

  1. past participle of downtrod
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