Crossword-Solution: DOWNTRODDEN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Downtrodden | a. | Trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power. |
We have 18 clues for the answer “DOWNTRODDEN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| under the thumb | 1 answer |
| abused or oppressed by people in power | 1 answer |
| Treated badly by someone in power | 1 answer |
| Oppressed by people in power | 1 answer |
| Subjugated | 5 answers |
| Underfoot? | 9 answers |
| oppressed | 9 answers |
| A FEELING OF BEING OPPRESSED | 11 answers |
| Heartbroken | 17 answers |
| Out of sorts? | 26 answers |
| Cut up | 32 answers |
| Defeated | 34 answers |
| Cut-up | 37 answers |
| CRUSHED ___ | 53 answers |
| Anxious | 56 answers |
| Haggard | 58 answers |
| Abject | 69 answers |
| Subject | 72 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AREET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with DOWNTRODDEN (5)
Indeed, it may be that the position which I occupy gives me special facilities for revealing the artificial and criminal relations which exist between men--for telling the whole truth in regard to that position without confusing the issue by attempting to vindicate myself, and without rousing the envy of the rich and feelings of oppression in the hearts of the poor and downtrodden.
Thousands of years of persecution behind her made her quick to appreciate suffering in others, and gave her an innate sense of fellowship with the downtrodden.
But I have more reason to grieve than any lover because in one day's time I have reached the highest peak of love that fortune could grant me, and the next day I have been the most confused and downtrodden lover in the entire world.
But no Southerner who loved his poor, downtrodden country, or his race, the proud Anglo-Saxon race which traced the clear stream of its blood to the cavaliers of England, could tolerate the idea that even in distant generations that unsullied current could be polluted by the blood of slaves.
She had never clearly recognized it, but it had been partly pity that had induced her to accept Freddie; he had seemed so downtrodden and sorry for himself during those Autumn days when they had first met.
Quotes with DOWNTRODDEN (3)
Miss Abigail, I want to be an author because writers know when a person is lonely. I mean, when Molly read me some books, those writers reached out and said, Look Gideon, we know about your loneliness and we know you're feeling downtrodden. And they said... I'll stand up for you. You're not lone anymore.
How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism = authenticity while simultaneously writing male characters with conveniently modern values? The habit of authors writing Sexism Without Sexists in genre novels is seemingly pathological. Women are stuffed in the fridge under cover of "authenticity" by secondary characters and villains because too many authors flinch from the "authenticity" of s…
The only service to be done for our downtrodden sisters and brother, is to give them education to develop their individuality. We must give them ideas, alongside cultivating their living conditions.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: USA TODAY.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2010).