downtrodden.
Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Meaning & usage
Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Trodden down.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- + trodden.
past participle of downtread
past participle of downtrod
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