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downtrodden

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down·trod·den  (dountrdn)
adj.
Oppressed; tyrannized.
downtrodden [ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdən], downtrod
adj
1. subjugated; oppressed
2. trodden down; trampled
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
downtrodden
adjective oppressed, abused, exploited, subservient, subjugated, tyrannized at the expense of the downtrodden masses
Translations
downtrodden [ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdn] ADJ [person] → oprimido, pisoteado
downtrodden [ˌdaʊnˈtrɒdən] adj [person] → opprimé(e)
downtrodden [ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdn] adj → oppresso/a
downtrodden [ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdn] adj → oppresso/a


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" exclaimed the Distressed One at this, "may all the stars of the celestial regions look down upon your greatness with benign eyes, valiant knight, and shed every prosperity and valour upon your heart, that it may be the shield and safeguard of the abused and downtrodden race of duennas, detested by apothecaries, sneered at by squires, and made game of by pages.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
To wit, that this dreadful matter brought from these downtrodden people no outburst of rage against these oppressors.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
A poor, degraded, downtrodden, ignorant, superstitious people, they were; accustomed for generations to the heel of first one invader and then another and in the interims, when there were any, the heels of their feudal lords and their rapacious monarchs.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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