adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/
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General-American:/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɑdən/
CMU ARPABET:D AW2 N T R AA1 D AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undertrodden
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Trodden down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a patch of downtrodden soil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
past participle of downtread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
past participle of downtrod
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
abused or oppressed by people in power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English *dountroden, past participle of Middle English dountreden (“to tread down, trample”), equivalent to down- + trodden.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
əzilən
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Azerbaijani:
məzlum
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Azerbaijani:
sıxılan
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Azerbaijani:
incidilən
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Azerbaijani:
qapazaltı
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Catalan:
oprimit
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Dutch:
onderdrukt
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Dutch:
verdrukt
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Finnish:
sorrettu
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Finnish:
poljettu
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
French:
brimé
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
French:
écrasé
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
French:
opprimé
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
German:
unterdrückt
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Hindi:
दबा-कुचला
(dabā-kuclā)
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Norwegian:
undertrykket
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Romanian:
oprimat
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Romanian:
asuprit
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Russian:
угнетённый
(ugnetjónnyj)
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Scottish Gaelic:
claoidhte
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Scottish Gaelic:
air sàrachadh
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Serbo-Croatian:
podjarmljen
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Serbo-Croatian:
ugnjeten
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Spanish:
oprimido
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Spanish:
subyugado
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Spanish:
pisoteado
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Spanish:
hollado
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Spanish:
conculcado
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Swedish:
nedtryckt
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Swedish:
förtryckt
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Ukrainian:
пригно́блений
(pryhnóblenyj)
— oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Dutch:
vertrapt
— trodden down
Finnish:
poljettu
— trodden down
French:
écrasé
— trodden down
Norwegian:
nedtråkket
— trodden down
Russian:
расто́птанный
(rastóptannyj)
— trodden down