wronged

verb

Definition of wrongednext
past tense of wrong
as in victimized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wronged
  1. victimized
  2. harmed
  3. harassed
  4. injured
  5. hurt
Verb
  • Her family, who drew national attention to her case, have been vocal in raising awareness about her, including their concerns about whether she was victimized in some way.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But Notre-Dame in 2019 was not victimized by some world-shattering event, which demanded remembering.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of victimized
Verb
  • Caleb Williams’ development has been harmed by Bears leaders’ decisions this season.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Entities seeking to undertake activity that could affect the monarchs would be required to work with federal wildlife officials to ensure they’re not harmed.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of harmed
Verb
  • The families have spoken about being repeatedly threatened and harassed by Jones’ viewers and others who believe his claims.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As is tradition with this kind of hate movement, the studio was inundated with emails, and their community manager was ceaselessly harassed both online and off.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassed
Verb
  • In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The goal was to to gauge the likelihood and severity of pedestrians being injured or killed at various crash impact speeds and vehicle heights.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
Verb
  • He was not seriously hurt, but McConnell has recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution while at airports, according to NBC News.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.
    Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
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Thesaurus Entries Near wronged

wrongdoings

wronged

wrongful

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