Associations to the word «Downtrodden»

Wiktionary

DOWNTRODDEN, adjective. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
DOWNTRODDEN, adjective. Trodden down.
DOWNTRODDEN, verb. Past participle of downtrod

Dictionary definition

DOWNTRODDEN, adjective. Abused or oppressed by people in power.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca