downtrodden

/ˈdaʊnˌtrɑdən/ /ˈdaʊnˌtrɒdən/

Meanings

verb

Oppress, suppress, exploit, persecute, step down on; put down; denigrate, subjugate

Examples :

"The cruel manager downtrodden his employees by constantly criticizing their work and denying them fair wages. "

adjective

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

Examples :

"The downtrodden students felt unheard and ignored by the strict teacher. "

politics society suffering human state

adjective

Trodden down.

Examples :

"a patch of downtrodden soil"

suffering situation society human condition

Related Words

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

oppress verb

/əˈpɹɛs/

To keep down by unjust force.

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

suppress verb

/səˈpɹɛs/

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

"Political dissent was brutally suppressed."

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

subjugate verb

/ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/

To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

"The dictator tried to subjugate the entire country, forcing everyone to obey his orders. "

constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

persecute verb

/ˈpəːsɪkjuːt/ /ˈpɝsəkjut/

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."

denigrate verb

/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt/

To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

"The bully tried to denigrate Mark's artwork by calling it childish and messy in front of the whole class. "

subjugated verb

/ˈsʌbdʒʊɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪtɪd/

To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

"After the rebel army won the war, the people were subjugated and forced to follow the new leader's strict rules. "

oppressed verb

/əˈpɹɛst/

To keep down by unjust force.

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

criticizing verb

/ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ/

To find fault (with something).

"My mother is always criticizing my messy room. "

persecuted verb

/ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪd/ /ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːtɪd/

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."