downtrodden en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/ (General-American)
- /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- + trodden.
Meanings
- (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
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Trodden down.
a patch of downtrodden soil
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more downtrodden | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most downtrodden | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
downtroddenness · downtroddenly
Synonyms
Translations (48)
gd breabta (trodden down) · fi poljettu (trodden down) · es subyugado (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es conculcado (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · az sıxılan (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · gd air saltradh (trodden down) · gd claoidhte (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fr écrasé (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · nl onderdrukt (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · sv nedtryckt (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · ru угнетённый (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · sh pogažen (trodden down) · ro oprimat (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · az əzilən (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fr brimé (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fi poljettu (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · az qapazaltı (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · sh podjarmljen (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fi sorrettu (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · gd air sàrachadh (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · sv nedtrampad (trodden down) · es pisoteado (trodden down) · sh ugnjeten (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · ca oprimit (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es pisoteado (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es taconeado (trodden down) · es hollado (trodden down) · es zapateado (trodden down) · nl verdrukt (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · de unterdrückt (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fr opprimé (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es apisonado (trodden down) · ru расто́птанный (trodden down) · es rehollado (trodden down) · es conculcado (trodden down) · az incidilən (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · sv förtryckt (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es patullado (trodden down) · az məzlum (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es hollado (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · es oprimido (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · no nedtråkket (trodden down) · no undertrykket (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · fr écrasé (trodden down) · ro asuprit (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · hi दबा-कुचला (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · uk пригно́блений (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) · nl vertrapt (trodden down)