'Downtrodden' definitions:
Definition of 'downtrodden'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Abused or oppressed by people in power
Definition of 'Downtrodden'
From: GCIDE
- Downtrod \Down"trod`\, Downtrodden \Down"trod`den\, a. Trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power. --Shak. Downward
Synonyms of 'downtrodden'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abject,
- abused,
- afflicted,
- beat,
- beaten,
- browbeaten,
- burdened,
- cowed,
- downtrod,
- ground down,
- henpecked,
- in leading strings,
- maltreated,
- mistreated,
- misused,
- oppressed,
- ordered around,
- overborne,
- overcome,
- overwhelmed,
- persecuted,
- plagued,
- regimented,
- servile,
- slavish,
- subjugated,
- submissive,
- trampled,
- tyrannized,
- underfoot,
- unmanned