wronged
adj.adj. feeling that someone has treated you unfairly or done something bad to you. You use this when you feel like a victim of an injustice.
adj. feeling or being the victim of an injustice or unfair treatment. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'feel' or 'seem' to describe a person's emotional state.
He felt deeply wronged by his friend's lies.
The dismissed employee felt wronged by the company and decided to seek legal advice regarding her contract.
In many classic tragedies, the protagonist is a wronged individual whose quest for justice eventually leads to their own moral and physical downfall.
Often follows linking verbs like 'feel', 'look', or 'seem'; can also be used attributively to describe a person.
he was wrong by themhe was wronged by themLearners often use the adjective 'wrong' instead of the participial adjective 'wronged' when describing the victim of an action.