Historical Injustice Vocabulary

adjective an adjective describes a noun or pronoun, in this case, downtrodden describes a person who has been treated unfairly or oppressed

• The government implemented policies to uplift the downtrodden in society.
• We should lend a helping hand to the downtrodden in our neighborhood.
• The charity event aims to support the downtrodden folks in town.
• Despite facing numerous setbacks, she refused to be downtrodden by the challenges.

noun the action of repairing something

• The company agreed to provide financial reparation to the affected customers.
• He promised to make reparation for breaking his friend's phone.
• She's still waiting for him to do some reparation for standing her up last night.
• Time cannot be bought back, no amount of reparation can undo the damage done.