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DOWNTRODDEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does downtrodden mean?
• DOWNTRODDEN (adjective)
The adjective DOWNTRODDEN has 1 sense:
1. abused or oppressed by people in power
Familiarity information: DOWNTRODDEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abused or oppressed by people in power
Similar:
unfortunate (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune)
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