wrong
verb/rɒŋ/
/rɔːŋ/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wrong | /rɒŋ/ /rɔːŋ/ |
| he / she / it wrongs | /rɒŋz/ /rɔːŋz/ |
| past simple wronged | /rɒŋd/ /rɔːŋd/ |
| past participle wronged | /rɒŋd/ /rɔːŋd/ |
| -ing form wronging | /ˈrɒŋɪŋ/ /ˈrɔːŋɪŋ/ |
- to treat somebody badly or in an unfair way
- be/feel wronged (by somebody/something) He felt deeply wronged by the allegations.
Word Originlate Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.
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