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. oppressed
  3. harmed
  4. harassed
  5. persecuted
  6. injured
  7. tormented
  8. tortured
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  • Dominic West specializes in playing men who feel victimized by the consequences of their own actions.
    — Linda Holmes, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by McVay, or who has worked with her, to come forward.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of victimized
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  • At the sectarian level, Baptists ridiculed Quakers, Presbyterians oppressed Anabaptists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Look what women can do when they’re not abused, oppressed, and angry about being abused and oppressed!
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of oppressed
Verb
  • It could be attributed to the fawn stress response, in which a survivor may appease or try to maintain peace with the person who harmed them, Cutter said.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sympathize with those who have been harmed, and who were damaged by that harm.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of harmed
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  • John Mateer, once among the Heisman Trophy favorites, was harassed into a 25-of-34 passing day that included an interception and two fumbles that led to 14 Georgia points.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • There are endless reasons one woman is harassed and another is not.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of harassed
Verb
  • Those governments provide assurances that people won’t be persecuted or tortured, federal attorneys said.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Also, some immigration cases involve people seeking asylum because they are being persecuted by a foreign government and releasing a person’s full name could be considered sensitive or even dangerous.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of persecuted
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  • Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured this week in such attacks, according to Palestinian officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The status of starting edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, who was injured against Clemson, remains up in the air.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of injured
Verb
  • The Eagles, of course, have tormented the league with that play.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The series follows a group of Los Angeles teenagers in the 1980s who are being tormented by a serial killer known as the Trawler.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tormented
Verb
  • Sarsour denies committing those crimes and his attorneys say he was tortured and coerced into confessing in both instances.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • To succeed, the Sparrows would need to sell the story, even if tortured.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tortured
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“Wronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wronged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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