downtrodden

English

Etymology

From the past participle of downtrod.

Adjective

downtrodden (comparative more downtrodden, superlative most downtrodden)

  1. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
  2. Trodden down. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Verb

downtrodden

  1. past participle of downtrod
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