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Definitions for downtrodden
ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd ndown·trod·den

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. downtroddenadjective

    abused or oppressed by people in power

Wiktionary

  1. downtroddenadjective

    oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

  2. downtroddenadjective

    trodden down

  3. Etymology: From the past participle of downtrod

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  1. downtrodden

    Downtrodden refers to individuals or groups who are oppressed, treated harshly or unfairly, or suffering from hardship or mistreatment, often by societal institutions or structures. These individuals typically have little or no social or economic status, and their rights may often be ignored or denied.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Downtroddenadjective

    trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of downtrodden in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of downtrodden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of downtrodden in a Sentence

  1. South African:

    A man of extraordinary intellect, integrity and invincibility against the forces of apartheid, he was also tender and vulnerable in his compassion for those who had suffered oppression, injustice and violence under apartheid, and oppressed and downtrodden people around the world.

  2. Anthony Burgess:

    The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang.

  3. Viola Davis:

    I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish, a lot of lawyers or doctors who have names but absolutely no lives. You're going to get your three or four scenes, you're not going to be able to show what you can do. You're going to get your little bitty paycheck, and then you're going to be hungry for your next role, which is going to be absolutely the same. That's the truth.

  4. Pastor Paul Pakianathan:

    The downtrodden, lower income group... they see a foreigner and see them as a godfather, maybe he found that an easier way to get them.

  5. Kelvin Cochran:

    I ’m not discouraged and I ’m not downtrodden, this is a God thing and He’s going to do great things and He will vindicate me publicly.

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