wronged
Done an injustice
Wronged is the past tense and past participle of wrong, used as a verb meaning to treat someone unjustly or unfairly.
When you've been wronged, someone has done you harm or violated your rights in some way.
She felt wronged by the company's decision to pass her over for promotion.
The term often carries a sense of moral injury rather than just practical harm, suggesting the person deserved better treatment than they received.
Misled into false belief
- betrayedViolated someone's trust
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- swindledDeceived for gain
defrauded · backstabbed · double-crossed · duped · manipulated · forsaken · abandoned · jilted
Unfairly blamed person
- suffererOne who endures hardship
- targetObject of pursuit
- preyAnimal being hunted
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
plaintiff · survivor · underdog · innocent · abused · exploited · oppressed · persecuted
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
grievance · umbrage · acrimony · hostility · spite · vengefulness · discontent · displeasure
Having sustained harm
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- painedExpressing suffering or displeasure
- stungPierced by insect
bruised · scarred · damaged · traumatized · violated · disrespected · dismissed · invalidated
Clearance of blame
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
rectification · amends · compensation · apology · justice · retribution · accountability · acknowledgment
Unjust or biased treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
abuse · prejudice · bias · malpractice · disenfranchisement · corruption · deprivation · inequality
deceived
Misled into false belief
swindled · defrauded · backstabbed · double-crossed · duped · manipulated · forsaken · abandoned · jilted · spurned
scapegoat
Unfairly blamed person
casualty · plaintiff · survivor · underdog · innocent · abused · exploited · oppressed · persecuted · maligned
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
rancor · grievance · umbrage · acrimony · hostility · spite · vengefulness · discontent · displeasure · enmity
wounded
Having sustained harm
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- painedExpressing suffering or displeasure
stung · bruised · scarred · damaged · traumatized · violated · disrespected · dismissed · invalidated · humiliated
vindication
Clearance of blame
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- reparationCompensation for injury done
restitution · rectification · amends · compensation · apology · justice · retribution · accountability · acknowledgment · rehabilitation
unfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
exploitation · abuse · prejudice · bias · malpractice · disenfranchisement · corruption · deprivation · inequality · partiality
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- injured partiesvictim, injured party, accident victim, casualty, sufferer
- offendedoffended, insulted, slighted, affronted, indignant
wrongedrighted
Restored proper position
redressed · vindicated · compensated · corrected · avenged
wrongedwrongdoer
Person who misbehaves
perpetrator · offender · transgressor · victimizer · aggressor
- go wrongFail or malfunction
- right and wrongEthical distinction
- went wrongDeviated from intended outcome
- I was wrongAcknowledging prior error
- wrong numberCall to unintended recipient
- gone wrongDeviated from intended outcome
wrong, wrongly, wrongs, wrongdoing, wrongful, wrongdoer, wronging, wrongest