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downtrodden

[doun-trod-n]

Origin

adjective

tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.

trodden down; trampled upon.

Also, down·trod.

Origin:
1560–70; down¹ + trodden

Related forms

down·trod·den·ness, noun

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downtrodden or downtrod (ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd^ən)

—*adj*
1.	subjugated; oppressed
2.	trodden down; trampled

downtrod or downtrod

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

downtrodden

1560s, stepped on, from down (adv.) + trodden. Figurative use, oppressed, is from 1590s.

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"You all know that even when women have full rights, they still remain fatally downtrodden because all housework is left to them. In most cases housework is the most unproductive, the most barbarous and the most arduous work a woman can do. It is exceptionally petty and does not include anything that would in any way promote the development of the woman."

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