the downtrodden

noun

: people who are without hope because of being treated badly by powerful people, governments, etc.

He showed compassion for the downtrodden.

Examples of the downtrodden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is an incident that genuinely occurred in 1977, but its atmosphere of capitalist disillusionment, of the downtrodden violently rising against the smug and the wealthy, immediately seizes the contemporary imagination. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025

Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

Mitevska does conform though to the popular imagination of the extreme devotion exhibited by Saint Teresa towards the downtrodden. —Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025

Created by Horne, who plays the downtrodden assistant character on the show, Taskmaster has run on British TV for over 10 years. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the downtrodden

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