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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin