The definition of downtrodden is feeling oppressed or kept down by a situation or a ruler. An example of downtrodden is the feelings of citizens in a cruel dictatorship. Oppressed; tyrannized.

What does a downtrodden mean?

Someone who's downtrodden is mistreated by some powerful person or group. An exploited, underpaid worker is downtrodden. The adjective downtrodden is more often used to talk about groups of oppressed people, rather than one specific person.

What are synonyms for oppressed?

Some common synonyms of oppress are aggrieve, persecute, and wrong. While all these words mean "to injure unjustly or outrageously," oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant.