Downtrodden
['daʊntrɒd(ə)n] or ['daʊntrɑdn]
Definition
(a.) Trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power.
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Examples
- To the triumphant the downtrodden can say, It is naught in the sight of the true gods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The mass of her population was a downtrodden and savagely ignorant peasantry, and she also harboured great masses of very poor Jews. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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