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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.
The meaning of DOWNTRODDEN is suffering oppression. How to use downtrodden in a sentence.
adjective. People who are downtrodden are treated very badly by people with power, and do not have the ability or the energy to do anything about it. The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants. His mother was old, badly dressed and obviously downtrodden. The downtrodden are people who are downtrodden.
Downtrodden definition: tyrannized over; oppressed. See examples of DOWNTRODDEN used in a sentence.
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.
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.
DOWNTRODDEN definition: treated badly and without respect from other people: . Learn more.
Define downtrodden. downtrodden synonyms, downtrodden pronunciation, downtrodden translation, English dictionary definition of downtrodden. adj. Oppressed; tyrannized. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
adjective. us / ˈdaʊnˌtrɑː.d ə n / uk / ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd. ə n / Add to word list. treated badly and unfairly: the downtrodden masses. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly. a raw deal idiom. abuser. anti-harassment. at the hands of someone idiom. batten on someone. ill-treatment. ill-used. impose. inflict.
