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downtrodden

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/ / /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/

adj

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

  1. Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
  2. Trodden down.

    a patch of downtrodden soil

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. past participle of downtread
  2. past participle of downtrod
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