downpressedn.adj.

Brit.

/daʊnˈprɛst/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊnˈprɛst/, Caribbean English /ˈdaʊnˌprɛst/,

/ˈdɔʊnˌprɛst/

Forms: see down- prefix and pressed adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, English pressed , press v.¹

Etymology: < down- prefix + pressed, past participle of press v.¹In Jamaican usage punningly after oppressed n., oppressed adj., by identification of op- with up adv.¹, which may be pronounced /oːp/ in Jamaican English. Compare downpress v., downpressor n.

Now chiefly Jamaican (esp. in Rastafarian usage) and in Rastafarian usage and contexts.

A. n.

With plural agreement and chiefly with the. Those who are kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed people collectively.

ΚΠ

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 27 Oure lord ihesu criste, the whiche losith stokkid men, reysith vp downe pressid.

1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 150 If I have bowed the stiff neck of the violent, assisted the down-pressed [Ger. dem Niedergedrückten], and given the weak a staff to rest on.

1913 C. F. Holder Quakers in Great Brit. & Amer. xiii. 307 John Bright became the champion of the down-pressed of Ireland.

1997 G. Hausman Kebra Nagast App. 165 Marley's music is aimed at uplifting the downpressed, as he put it, those souls whose suffering from the pressure of the neocolonial system is as hopeless now as it was unbearable in the 1970s.

2012 A. N. Onuora in M. Barnett Rastafari in New Millennium (2014) vii. 147 This tradition of dialoguing in ritual circles to produce and disseminate knowledge of and for the downpressed is continued today through younger generations of Rastas.

B. adj.

That has been pressed down, depressed (literal and figurative); (in later use) esp. kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed.

ΚΠ

1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued vii. sig. F.vii^v Endlesse scope of my pretence, downe pressed pallate dulles.

1623 J. Penkethman in tr. Cato Handful of Honesty Ep. Ded. sig. A3 To you that vnder God, and our good King Make Right, like downe-prest Camomile, to spring.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 227 That downpressed mood of despair.

1873 Sci. Amer. 30 Aug. 134/3 As the cultivator moves forward, the notch of the pulley catches against the down pressed end of the pawl.

1901 J. Muir Our National Parks v. 149 The down-pressed matted leaves profusely sprinkled with pink bells.

1979 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 16 Mar. 8 Three months paternity pay per offspring would work wonders for all us downpressed Dads.

2011 @SPRAGGABENZ3 30 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Jah bless Buju Banton and all downpressed souls in captivity roun here in dutty babylon.

2014 Wire May 39/2 The downpressed masses in the shebeens of Soweto.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downpressed
释义	downpressedn.adj. Brit. /daʊnˈprɛst/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnˈprɛst/, Caribbean English /ˈdaʊnˌprɛst/, /ˈdɔʊnˌprɛst/ Forms: see down- prefix and pressed adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, English pressed , press v.¹ Etymology: < down- prefix + pressed, past participle of press v.¹In Jamaican usage punningly after oppressed n., oppressed adj., by identification of op- with up adv.¹, which may be pronounced /oːp/ in Jamaican English. Compare downpress v., downpressor n. Now chiefly Jamaican (esp. in Rastafarian usage) and in Rastafarian usage and contexts. A. n. With plural agreement and chiefly with the. Those who are kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed people collectively. ΚΠ c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 27 Oure lord ihesu criste, the whiche losith stokkid men, reysith vp downe pressid. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 150 If I have bowed the stiff neck of the violent, assisted the down-pressed [Ger. dem Niedergedrückten], and given the weak a staff to rest on. 1913 C. F. Holder Quakers in Great Brit. & Amer. xiii. 307 John Bright became the champion of the down-pressed of Ireland. 1997 G. Hausman Kebra Nagast App. 165 Marley's music is aimed at uplifting the downpressed, as he put it, those souls whose suffering from the pressure of the neocolonial system is as hopeless now as it was unbearable in the 1970s. 2012 A. N. Onuora in M. Barnett Rastafari in New Millennium (2014) vii. 147 This tradition of dialoguing in ritual circles to produce and disseminate knowledge of and for the downpressed is continued today through younger generations of Rastas. B. adj. That has been pressed down, depressed (literal and figurative); (in later use) esp. kept in a position of subjection and hardship; oppressed. ΚΠ 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued vii. sig. F.vii^v Endlesse scope of my pretence, downe pressed pallate dulles. 1623 J. Penkethman in tr. Cato Handful of Honesty Ep. Ded. sig. A3 To you that vnder God, and our good King Make Right, like downe-prest Camomile, to spring. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 227 That downpressed mood of despair. 1873 Sci. Amer. 30 Aug. 134/3 As the cultivator moves forward, the notch of the pulley catches against the down pressed end of the pawl. 1901 J. Muir Our National Parks v. 149 The down-pressed matted leaves profusely sprinkled with pink bells. 1979 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 16 Mar. 8 Three months paternity pay per offspring would work wonders for all us downpressed Dads. 2011 @SPRAGGABENZ3 30 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Jah bless Buju Banton and all downpressed souls in captivity roun here in dutty babylon. 2014 Wire May 39/2 The downpressed masses in the shebeens of Soweto. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1425
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