: being injured unjustly : suffering a wrong

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Bald and rotund, Dublish projects the resigned air of a man terribly wronged but too beaten to protest. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010 Debicki is very strong in a role that would challenge any performer; Emma Corrin absorbed all of the marital misuse that made Diana come to feel wronged, while Debicki is left to handle the aftermath. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 5 Nov. 2022 Similarly, we are even made to sympathize with their adversaries, who regularly view themselves as deeply wronged or entitled to revenge. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Oh mighty one, in the name of St. Elgin, lessen the burden of former Lakers who feel wronged. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for wronged 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wronged was in the 15th century

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“Wronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wronged. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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