Wrong (Verb)
Meaning
Treat unjustly; do wrong to.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company was accused of wronging its employees by denying them their rightful benefits.
- His family felt he had been wronged by the courts and were seeking an appeal.
- She believed the system had wronged her and was determined to bring about change.
- The activists claimed the indigenous people had been wronged by the government for centuries.
- The whistleblowers alleged the company had been wronging its customers by hiking prices unfairly.