Usually means: Oppressed, subjugated by others' dominance.
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  1. downtrod: Merriam-Webster
  2. downtrod: Collins English Dictionary
  3. downtrod: Wordnik
  4. downtrod: Wiktionary
  5. Downtrod, downtrod: Dictionary.com
  6. Downtrod: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. Downtrod: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. downtrod: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. downtrod: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Downtrod: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (downtrod)

verb:  (US) to oppress, suppress, exploit, persecute, step down on; put down; denigrate, subjugate
adjective:  (archaic or poetic) downtrodden; abused by superior power

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