People who are ~ are treated very badly by people with power, and do not have the ability or the energy to do anything about it.
The owner is making huge profits at the expense of ~ peasants...
= oppressed
ADJ
People who are ~ are treated very badly by people with power, and do not have the ability or the energy to do anything about it.
The owner is making huge profits at the expense of ~ peasants...
= oppressed
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012