downtrodden
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/ / /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- + trodden.
- Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
- Trodden down.
“a patch of downtrodden soil”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- past participle of downtread
- past participle of downtrod