downtrodden

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- +‎ trodden.[1]

Adjective

downtrodden (comparative more downtrodden, superlative most downtrodden)

  1. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
    Synonym: undertrodden
  2. Trodden down.
    a patch of downtrodden soil
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

downtrodden

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

References

  1. ^ “downtrodden, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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