downtrodden

[US]/'daʊntrɒd(ə)n/
[UK]/'daʊntrɑdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. oppressed; subjected to unfair treatment.

Example Sentences

a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice.

Real-world Examples

I came to this job to be the voice of the downtrodden.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Instead of living for herself, she chose an existence that gave a voice to the downtrodden all around the globe.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Both groups swore to help Italy's downtrodden, albeit in different ways.

Source: Time

Driven mad by these stories, he fashions himself a champion for the downtrodden.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

And you've done it as this friend of the downtrodden.

Source: The Good Wife Season 2

Oh, no. I can be downtrodden and chat at the same time.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 3 _ Warm and Funny Family Comedy

From then on, she lived a downtrodden life until her husband died.

Source: Pan Pan

Jesus’s message was particularly resonant to the poor and downtrodden and pretty radical in its anti-authoritarian stance.

Source: World History Crash Course

He became a voice for the downtrodden, a beacon of hope for those who yearned for a better future.

Source: 202318

Defending honour, with bataireacht or other physical means, was especially important in an era when wealthy Brits controlled swathes of Ireland, leaving its working class downtrodden.

Source: Selected English short passages

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