as in oppressed
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority
a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation
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Recent Examples of downtrodden
After the game, a downtrodden Lindor took more than his fair share of the blame for how far this Mets team has fallen.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Now, the youngest generation of workers is especially downtrodden by their prospects, with 51% expressing remorse for getting their certificates, compared to 41% of millennials and 20% of baby boomers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
Can these Tigers simply hang on over the final two months of the season to win a downtrodden division?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Brewer will play Audrey, the sweet but downtrodden flower shop worker with big dreams of a better life far from Skid Row.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Now, the youngest generation of workers is especially downtrodden by their prospects, with 51% expressing remorse for getting their certificates, compared to 41% of millennials and 20% of baby boomers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
Can these Tigers simply hang on over the final two months of the season to win a downtrodden division?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Brewer will play Audrey, the sweet but downtrodden flower shop worker with big dreams of a better life far from Skid Row.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrodden
oppressed
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The series was originally based on a novel by Margaret Atwood and followed June's life in a dystopian world called Gilead following a Second American Civil War, where women are oppressed and only used in society for their fertility.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even the long oppressed Russian people would cheer.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Downtrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrodden. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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