Basic Details
Word: Wronged
Part of Speech: Verb, adjective
Meaning: Treated unfairly or harmed by someone. A wronged person has been dealt with unjustly, often by someone with more power.
Synonyms: mistreated, cheated, harmed
How to Spell Wronged
Syllables: wronged
Tricky part: The w at the start is silent, so ronged is a common slip. The word is just wrong + ed; the g is not doubled.
Watch out for: ronged, wrongd, rongged
Memory tip: Wrong shares its silent w with write and wrist. Put down wr first, then ong, then ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The wronged shopkeeper went to the consumer court to get his money back.
Example 2: I felt wronged when I was blamed for the broken window.
Example 3: In the film, the hero helps a village that had been wronged by a greedy moneylender.
Fun Fact
Wrong is thought to come from an Old Norse word meaning crooked or awry, so a wrong was first something bent out of true.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word wronged as used in the sentence:
The villagers felt wronged when the factory poisoned their river and paid them nothing.
a) forgiven
b) amused
c) rewarded
d) mistreated
Show answer
d) mistreated. A poisoned river and no payment means the villagers were treated badly, that is, mistreated.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The old farmer believed he had been ronged by the officials who took his land without paying him a fair price for it.
a) price
b) believed
c) officials
d) ronged
Show answer
d) ronged. Like wrist and wreck, this word starts with a silent w that ronged leaves out.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The judge agreed that the woman had been nogdrew by her employer.
a) thronged
b) wronged
c) wondered
d) wrenched
Show answer
b) wronged. Wondered would need two d's and two e's, while wrenched and thronged call for a c, t or h.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone who has been wronged deserves ____.
a) a longer holiday
b) a school prize
c) a harsh punishment
d) a sincere apology
Show answer
d) a sincere apology
2. Which situation shows a person being wronged?
a) finishing homework early
b) winning a race fairly
c) receiving a birthday gift
d) being blamed for a friend's mistake
Show answer
d) being blamed for a friend's mistake
