Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Oppressed; tyrannized.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Trodden down; trampled upon; tyrannized over.
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- adjective figuratively
Opressed ,persecuted orsubjugated . - adjective
Trodden down. - verb Past participle of
downtrod
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective abused or oppressed by people in power
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the Bible's best-known examples of how we are to embrace the downtrodden is in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards: Gay Teen Suicides: People of Faith, Step Up for Our Youth! Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards 2010
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One of the Bible's best-known examples of how we are to embrace the downtrodden is in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards: Gay Teen Suicides: People of Faith, Step Up for Our Youth! Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards 2010
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One of the Bible's best-known examples of how we are to embrace the downtrodden is in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards: Gay Teen Suicides: People of Faith, Step Up for Our Youth! Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards 2010
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One of the Bible's best-known examples of how we are to embrace the downtrodden is in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards: Gay Teen Suicides: People of Faith, Step Up for Our Youth! Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards 2010
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But to cloak one's personal gripes, however subconsciously, in the cloak of solidarity with all downtrodden is just plain disingenuous -- to use the nicest word.
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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One of the Bible's best-known examples of how we are to embrace the downtrodden is in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards: Gay Teen Suicides: People of Faith, Step Up for Our Youth! Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards 2010
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But to cloak one's personal gripes, however subconsciously, in the cloak of solidarity with all downtrodden is just plain disingenuous -- to use the nicest word.
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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It’s perhaps of even greater interest to note that this Jewish support for the downtrodden is almost exclusively done on behalf of groups that are not Jewish.
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“People see conservatives as not caring about the downtrodden, which is not true” said McCombs, who said conservatism was about empowering people to succeed for themselves — she mentioned she was especially disappointed with UW students who had protested the state legislature asking for more tuition assistance.
Taking on Patty Murray: GOP Hopefuls Take Stage in Bellevue « PubliCola 2010
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Sitting in a coffee house expounding on the lightness of being, while you quote esoteric quotes to prove how in touch you are with the downtrodden is the equivalent of a hot breeze on a hot day; annoying and needless.
Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009
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