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downtrod

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down⋅trod⋅den

[doun-trod-n]
–adjective
1. tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
2. trodden down; trampled upon.
Also, downtrod.


Origin:
1560–70; down 1 + trodden


down⋅trod⋅den⋅ness, noun
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