English Explanatory Dictionary

downtrodden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
  2. Trodden down.
verb
  1. past participle of downtread
  2. past participle of downtrod

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-downtrodden.wav /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/

Word forms

downtrodden more downtrodden most downtrodden

Etymology

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

Synonyms

undertrodden

Derived words

downtroddenly downtroddenness
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