downtrodden
[doun-trod-n]
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adjective
tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
trampled upon.
Also down·trod.
Origin of downtrodden
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Well, Curly, how are you enjoying yourself now in this hard and downtrod position that life has gave to you?
The Man Next DoorEmerson Hough
And she rippled on about the freedom of her soul and her downtrod sisters and this here New Dawn.
Somewhere in Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
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