downtrodden

adjective/ˈdaʊntrɒdn/CEFR C1

নিপীড়িত, পদদলিত

Meaning

Treated badly by powerful people and kept in poverty.

Example sentences

  • The leader spoke for the downtrodden workers.নেতা নিপীড়িত শ্রমিকদের পক্ষে কথা বললেন।
  • The novel describes the lives of the downtrodden.উপন্যাসটি পদদলিত মানুষের জীবন বর্ণনা করে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: oppressed, exploited

Antonyms: privileged

Similar words, and what each means

  • oppressed

    নিপীড়িত, অত্যাচারিত

    Treated cruelly or unfairly over a long time by those with power.

  • exploited

    শোষিত

    Treated unfairly for someone else's benefit.

Other English words for “নিপীড়িত, পদদলিত”

  • oppressed

    Treated cruelly or unfairly over a long time by those with power.

Where this word is used

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  1. “downtrodden” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • নিপীড়িত, পদদলিত
    • • জীবন দেখে ক্লান্ত, নির্লিপ্ত
    • • অসুস্থ, রোগাক্রান্ত
    • • আনন্দময়, উল্লসিত, আনন্দিত
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    নিপীড়িত, পদদলিত — downtrodden (adjective) — নিপীড়িত, পদদলিত. Treated badly by powerful people and kept in poverty.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “downtrodden”?

    • • delighted
    • • useless
    • • oppressed
    • • hasty
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    oppressed — oppressed — নিপীড়িত, অত্যাচারিত. Treated cruelly or unfairly over a long time by those with power.

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