DOWNTRODDEN Synonyms

• subjected to cruel treatment

• used improperly or excessively especially drugs

• physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

• not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• tamed or trained to obey

• topographically very uneven

• imperfectly spoken or written

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• weakened and infirm

• destroyed financially

• out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

• discontinuous

• lacking a part or parts

• treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• beaten or overcome; not victorious

• people who are defeated

• disappointingly unsuccessful

• affected or marked by low spirits

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

• marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• marked by or showing hopelessness

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

• subjected to cruel treatment

• disregarded

• lacking a caretaker

• burdened psychologically or mentally

• not taken into account

• reduced to submission

• lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society