downtrodden
ˈdaʊntrɒd(ə)n
adjective
oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice
oppressed,subjugated,persecuted,subdued,repressed,tyrannized,ground down,crushed,enslaved,burdened,weighed down,exploited,disadvantaged,underprivileged,victimized,bullied,browbeaten,under the heel,powerless,helpless,prostrate,abused,misused,maltreated,ill-treated