downtrod adjective 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(literary, no longer used) downtrodden; abused by superior powerI will lift the downtrod Mortimer — 1597 verb1 •(US) to oppress, suppress, exploit, persecute, step down on; put down; denigrate, subjugateAnd I don't know of any manufacturer or any industry that wants to downtrod the farmer. — 1935 formsdowntrodden · downtrodding · downtrods · more downtrod · most downtrod