downtrodden

UK
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd.ən/
US
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɑː.dən/

Translations

downtroddenadjective
more downtrodden
Comp.
most downtrodden
Super.
UK
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd.ən/
US
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɑː.dən/
oppriméAu sens social : traité injustement, privé de droits.
The downtrodden workers organized a strike to demand better conditions.
Les travailleurs opprimés ont organisé une grève pour exiger de meilleures conditions.
Additional translations
piétinéSens concret : écrasé ou foulé aux pieds.
downtroddenpast participle
Past participle of the verb downtread, functioning adjectivally.
oppriméAu sens figuré : soumis à une oppression.
Literature often celebrates the rise of the downtrodden against tyranny.
La littérature célèbre souvent l'essor des opprimés contre la tyrannie.
downtroddennoun
downtrodden
pl
UK
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd.ən/
US
/ˈdaʊnˌtrɑːd.ən/
Mostly used with the definite article in the plural: the downtrodden.
opprimésNom collectif, le plus souvent employé au pluriel.
The organization aims to give the downtrodden a voice.
L'organisation vise à donner une voix aux opprimés.

Definitions

downtroddenadjective
Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
The downtrodden workers organized a strike to demand better conditions.
Trampled on or crushed under foot; physically pressed down.
After the parade, the downtrodden grass slowly sprang back up.
downtroddenpast participle
Oppressed, subdued, or trampled upon.
Literature often celebrates the rise of the downtrodden against tyranny.
downtroddennoun
People who are oppressed or treated badly by those in power.
The organization aims to give the downtrodden a voice.