Downtrodden
Downtrodden adjective - Suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority.
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Subject and downtrodden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subject" instead an adjective "Downtrodden".
Subject
Subject adjective - Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others.
Downtrodden and subject are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downtrodden" instead an adjective "Subject".
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- They challenged the Moral Guardians of the time (both Howl and Naked Lunch were the subject of nationally-publicized obscenity trials) and their characters tended to be downtrodden youth trying new things (much like the writers themselves).
Source: Creator / The Beat Generation
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