Synonyms of the word 
DOWNTRODDEN → UNFORTUNATE
downtrodden
- adj. (figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
- adj. Trodden down.
- v. past participle of downtrod.
unfortunate
- adj. not favored by fortune.
- adj. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
- n. An unlucky person.
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