downtrodden

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/
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/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/ · /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/

Definition of downtrodden

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (figuratively)Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
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adj

  1. (figuratively)Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
  2. Trodden down.
    “a patch of downtrodden soil”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of downtread
  2. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of downtrod

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Etymology

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

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