Downtrodden
Downtrodden adjective - Suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority.
Usage example: a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation
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Synonyms for Downtrodden
Hectored and downtrodden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hectored" instead an adjective "Downtrodden".
Hectored
Downtrodden and hectored are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downtrodden" instead an adjective "Hectored".
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Related pairs
- depressed and downtrodden
- depressed and hectored
- subdued and downtrodden
- subdued and hectored
- distressed and downtrodden
- distressed and hectored
- cowed and downtrodden
- cowed and hectored
- afflicted and downtrodden
- afflicted and hectored
- crushed and downtrodden
- crushed and hectored
- plagued and downtrodden
- plagued and hectored
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