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- Dictionarydowntrodden/ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdn/
adjective
- 1. oppressed or treated badly by people in power: "a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice"
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downtrodden | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈdɑʊnˈtrɑd· ə n / Add to word list. not provided with opportunities because of having been treated unfairly by someone in authority. (Definition of downtrodden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of downtrodden. downtrodden.
: suffering oppression. Synonyms. crushed. oppressed. persecuted. tyrannized. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of downtrodden in a Sentence. They were poor and downtrodden. a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation.
not provided with opportunities because of having been treated unfairly by someone in authority. (Definition of downtrodden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of downtrodden. downtrodden. Is he the populist good-guy, friend of the downtrodden and poor, the enemy of lasissez faire?
1. tyrannized over; oppressed. the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome. 2.
Downtrodden definition: tyrannized over; oppressed. See examples of DOWNTRODDEN used in a sentence.
Someone who's downtrodden is mistreated by some powerful person or group. An exploited, underpaid worker is downtrodden. The adjective downtrodden is more often used to talk about groups of oppressed people, rather than one specific person.
What does the word downtrodden mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word downtrodden. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word downtrodden? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
downtrodden people are treated so badly by the people with authority and power that they no longer have the energy or ability to fight back. a downtrodden minority; It was a downtrodden nation during centuries of foreign occupation.
DOWNTRODDEN definition: treated badly and without respect from other people: . Learn more.
downtrodden - abused or oppressed by people in power. unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned".
