wronged

[ rawngd, rongd ]

adjective

1. treated unfairly or unjustly:

   the wronged party in the dispute.

Other Words From

• un·wronged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wronged¹

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

Example Sentences

I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged.

From Salon

Given a second chance, Trump talked not about Google parent company Alphabet and its hold over online advertising, for example, but how he personally had been wronged.

From Salon

“I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,” Trump said last year at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

From Salon

Chiles was given the right score, and thus has been terribly wronged.

From Los Angeles Times

Fascinated by violence, the former president has threatened imprisonment and death on his political “enemies” and others who he believes have wronged him.

From Salon

Related Words

• disturbed
• grieving
• oppressed
• persecuted