In the courtroom, Weinstein, leaning over his walker, looked downtrodden after conferring with his lawyers about the developments. Later, in the hallway, the once-powerful movie producer shrugged and stayed silent as reporters shouted questions about the jury indications.
— “Harvey Weinstein jury suggests it’s deadlocked on two counts, unanimous on others in sexual assault case,” by Shayna Jacobs, The Washington Post, February 21, 2020
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downtrodden
oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
EXAMPLE: Christian churches had a custom of placing metal boxes outside their doors on this day to collect cash and gifts for the downtrodden.
downcast
low in spirit, dejected
The reporter should have used downcast.
— Roger W. Smith
February 2020
Roger's rhetoric 
Downcast even sounds better than downtrodden. Harvey Weinstein is a wealthy man, hardly part of the downtrodden. Downcast is appropriate to describe where Weinstein’s downward spiral has taken him, to court, to an upcoming sentencing, and a nightmare. Only solace might be to think, “the Lord is my Shempard, I shall not Fear.”
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