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Definition of Downtrodden
1. Adjective. Abused or oppressed by people in power.
Definition of Downtrodden
1. Adjective. (figuratively) oppressed, persecuted or subjugated ¹
2. Adjective. trodden down ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Downtrodden
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downtrodden
Literary usage of Downtrodden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Real Mormonism: A Candid Analysis of an Interesting But Much by Robert C. Webb (1916)
"However, the " downtrodden sisters " of Mormondom, far from welcoming, or even
secretly conniving at, any of these well-intentioned meddlings, ..."
2. Sonnets of this Century by William Sharp (1886)
"DEMOCRACY downtrodden. How long, O Lord ?—The voice is sounding still : Not only
heard beneath the altar-stone, Not heard of John Evangelist alone In Patmos ..."
3. Memoirs and Remains of the Reverend Walter Inglis, African Missionary and by William Cochrane (1887)
"Spiritual Awakening—Melancholy—Church Membership—Reading— The Anti-Slavery
Agitation—Sympathy with the downtrodden— Determination to Become a ..."
4. Verdi: An Anecdotic History of His Life and Works by Arthur Pougin (1887)
"Its success.—Political character of Verdi's music.—It excites the patriotism of
the downtrodden Italians.—/ Due Foscari at Rome. ..."
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