wronged

[rawngd, rongd]

adjective

1. treated unfairly or unjustly.

   the wronged party in the dispute.

Other Word Forms

• unwronged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wronged¹

First recorded in 1540–50; wrong + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Ella ultimately must decide whether she can forgive him for all the ways he wronged their family.

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After all, the other and more significant promise he made to his followers was that once he returned to office, he would mount a revenge campaign on everyone who had wronged him.

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They pick up on the specific words as proof their team has been wronged.

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Advocates for the detainees say they are undeterred and will continue to seek justice for people they say have been wronged.

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“This choice, to take the side of the bank against the wronged in the face of the most plainly discriminatory conduct, will cast a long shadow over the community.”

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