Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic, poetic)Downtrodden; abused by superior power

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Yanni spent his whole life downtrodden and beaten.

  2. He has always been an advocate for the poor and downtrodden.

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  3. He has consistently been an advocate for the poor and downtrodden.

    ruОн последовательно защищает бедных и угнетённых. — odexed

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  4. I feel really downtrodden.

  5. Soon the disenfranchised, downtrodden laymen started a full out uprising, seeking to tear out the remnants of their oppression.

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Origin

From down- + trod.

From down- + trod.

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Forms

more downtrod, most downtrod
Comparativemore downtrod Lesson
Superlativemost downtrod Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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