downtrodden

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/

Etymology 1

From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- +‎ trodden.

Adjective

downtrodden (comparative more downtrodden, superlative most downtrodden)

1. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

   Synonym: undertrodden

2. Trodden down.

   a patch of downtrodden soil

Derived terms

• downtroddenly
• downtroddenness

Translations

oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

• Azerbaijani: əzilən, məzlum (az), sıxılan, incidilən
• Catalan: oprimit (ca) m
• Dutch: onderdrukt (nl), verdrukt (nl)
• Finnish: sorrettu (fi), poljettu (fi)
• French: brimé (fr) m, écrasé (fr) m, opprimé (fr) m
• German: unterdrückt (de)
• Hindi: दबा-कुचला (dabā-kuclā)
• Norwegian: undertrykket
• Romanian: oprimat (ro), asuprit (ro)
• Russian: угнетённый (ru) (ugnetjónnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: claoidhte, air sàrachadh
• Serbo-Croatian: podjarmljen, ugnjeten
• Spanish: oprimido (es), subyugado (es), pisoteado (es), hollado (es), conculcado (es)
• Swedish: nedtryckt, förtryckt (sv)
• Ukrainian: пригно́блений (pryhnóblenyj)

trodden down

• Dutch: vertrapt (nl)
• Finnish: poljettu (fi)
• French: écrasé (fr) m
• Norwegian: nedtråkket
• Russian: расто́птанный (ru) (rastóptannyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: breabta, air saltradh
• Serbo-Croatian: pogažen
• Spanish: pisoteado (es), patullado (es), apisonado (es), zapateado (es), hollado (es), rehollado (es), conculcado (es), taconeado (es)
• Swedish: nedtrampad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

downtrodden

1. past participle of downtread
2. past participle of downtrod