to wrong
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5.2
- verb
- /rɔŋ/
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perjudicar a
- Where does this leave patients who feel wronged by their health plan?
- feel wronged
- people have been wronged
So to anyone who I wronged with that, I'm so sorry.
- So to anyone who I wronged with that, I'm so sorry.
- So lying is a mode of doing injustice, of wronging another person.
- The state can do wrong to you, but you can't.
- So let's look at one instance of Jason's sense that he's wronged by unknown parties.
Examples
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Look, now, we've all been wronged, and we've all done some wronging.
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However I have wronged you, I will make amends.
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With all that being said, I do wrong nearly every day.
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So, if it is bad to wrong someone, it may be good to wrong someone.
Academic text (2018) -
But what about those who have wronged you and are far away?
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Did I wrong you in another life, Will Scarlet?
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So to anyone who I wronged with that, I'm so sorry.
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When we feel we've been wronged, we expect the law and courts to set things right.
Academic text (1994) -
I will forgive those who have wronged me... ...and reconcile with those who I have wronged.
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If you wrong someone, it can lead to hurt feelings and broken trust.
Synonyms
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2.9
To be cruel to people or animals
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5.9
To treat someone unfairly or break their trust
Behave towards a person or animal in a cruel, unfair way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.8
An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions
- Specialized
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8.1
An action or not doing something that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit for money
How Unfair
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrong as a verb comes from the adjective for 'not right' (from the same root as wring), so to wrong someone is to treat them in a way that is not fair or right.