wronged

[ rawngd, rongd ]

/ rɔŋd, rɒŋd /

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adjective

treated unfairly or unjustly: the wronged party in the dispute.

Origin of wronged

First recorded in 1540–50; wrong + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM wronged

un·wronged, adjective

Words nearby wronged

wrong side of the tracks, wrong-foot, wrong-headed, wrongdoer, wrongdoing, wronged, wrongful, wrongful death, wrongheaded, wronskian, wrote

Definition for wronged (2 of 2)

wrong

[ rawng, rong ]

/ rɔŋ, rɒŋ /

adjective

not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.

deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer.

not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error: You are wrong to blame him.

not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice: the wrong way to hold a golf club.

out of order; awry; amiss: Something is wrong with the machine.

not suitable or appropriate: He always says the wrong thing.

(of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under: You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.

noun

that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil: I committed many wrongs.

an injustice: The wrongs they suffered aged them.

Law.

an invasion of another's right, to his damage.
a tort.

adverb

in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss: You did it wrong again.

verb (used with object)

to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.

to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.

Origin of wrong

before 1100; (adj.) Middle English wrong, wrang, Old English wrang, perhaps < Old Danish wrang; compare Danish vrang wrong, Old Norse rangr awry; (v. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (noun) Middle English; Old English wrang, derivative of the adj.; akin to wring

SYNONYMS FOR wrong

1 bad, evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, iniquitous, reprehensible, crooked.

2 inaccurate, incorrect, false, untrue, mistaken.

6 improper, unsuitable.

8 misdoing, wickedness, sin, vice.

12 maltreat, abuse, oppress, cheat, defraud, dishonor.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wrong

wrong·er, noun wrong·ly, adverb wrong·ness, noun qua·si-wrong, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrong

wrong wrongful

Example sentences from the Web for wronged

How can we have wronged Mexico, he asks, if “many people in Mexico today wish the United States had kept all of Mexico?”

In Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America,’ Slavery Wasn’t So Bad, but Hillary and Barack Are Socialist Devils |Andrew Romano |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I want to bring those who have wronged me to justice,” said the Viper to Tyrion in the previous episode.

Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain and the Viper’ Recap: Trial by Combat and Inigo Montoya’s Revenge |Marlow Stern |June 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the letter, Bo claimed that he was wronged and “the truth will come out one day.”

The End of Bo |Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho |September 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“We forgive them,” Fariba replied, explaining that they believed in compassion for all humanity, even for those who wronged them.

Silenced in Iran: The Plight of Bahai Prisoners of Conscience |Roxana Saberi |June 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It has liberated the master as well as the slave from a relation which wronged and enfeebled both.

The Best - And Worst - Post-Civil War Presidential Speeches on Race |David Frum |January 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He had lived cleanly and decently; he had wronged no man or woman, nor himself.

The Place of Honeymoons |Harold MacGrath
While ever careful to refrain from wronging others, we must be no less insistent that we are not wronged ourselves.

The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
That he hath therefore at this nick of time so outraged and wronged me, it cannot be but by the malevolent and wicked spirit.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais
But poor Hareton, the most wronged, was the only one who really suffered much.

Wuthering Heights |Emily Bronte
He said he would not refuse to listen to the complaints of those who thought they were wronged.

Introductory American History |Henry Eldridge Bourne

British Dictionary definitions for wronged

wrong

/ (rɒŋ) /

adjective

not correct or truthful the wrong answer

acting or judging in error you are wrong to think that

(postpositive) immoral; bad it is wrong to cheat

deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc

not intended or wanted the wrong road

(postpositive) not working properly; amiss something is wrong with the engine

US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen

get on the wrong side of or US get in wrong with informal to come into disfavour with

go down the wrong way (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet

adverb

in the wrong direction or manner

go wrong

to turn out other than intended
to make a mistake
(of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly
to go astray morally

get wrong

to fail to understand properly
to fail to provide the correct answer to

noun

a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action

law

an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or torta private wrong
a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crowna public wrong

in the wrong mistaken or guilty

verb (tr)

to treat unjustly

to discredit, malign, or misrepresent

to seduce or violate

Derived forms of wrong

wronger, noun wrongly, adverb wrongness, noun

Word Origin for wrong

Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wring

Idioms and Phrases with wronged

wrong

see back the wrong horse; bark up the wrong tree; do someone wrong; get someone wrong; get up on the wrong side of bed; go wrong; in the wrong; on the right (wrong) foot; on the right (wrong) tack; right (wrong) side of the tracks; rub the wrong way; take the wrong way; two wrongs do not make a right.

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