expression, noun
the oppressed; downtrodden people
Refers to people who are oppressed, persecuted, or treated cruelly, often in a social or political context.
虐げられた人々の声を聞くべきだ。
We should listen to the voices of the oppressed.
その小説は虐げられた人々の苦しみを描いている。
The novel depicts the suffering of downtrodden people.
A more formal, academic term for 'the oppressed', often used in sociological or political discourse.
Compound of 虐げられた (past passive form of 虐げる 'to oppress') + 人々 ('people').