Meaning

2 senses
  1. (figuratively)Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

    unterdrückt

    угнетённыйugnetjónnyj

    пригно́бленийpryhnóblenyj

    abused or oppressed by people in power

  2. Trodden down.

    a patch of downtrodden soil

    расто́птанныйrastóptannyj

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
oppressed, persecuted or subjugated:
Русский
By meaning 2
oppressed, persecuted or subjugated:
trodden down:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
oppressed, persecuted or subjugated:

Origin

From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread d

From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- + trodden.

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Forms

more downtrodden, most downtrodden
Comparativemore downtrodden Lesson
Superlativemost downtrodden Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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