wronging

verb

present participle of wrong
as in victimizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wronging
  1. victimizing
  2. harming
  3. harassing
  4. oppressing
  5. tormenting
  6. injuring
  7. persecuting
  8. torturing
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  • While the administration spins the myth of vicious criminals victimizing American citizens, the past months have revealed the truth.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Between 1974 and 1978, Bundy raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls across the country, victimizing women in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Florida.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of victimizing
Verb
  • Researchers note that persistent health monitoring is individual-specific, so each person has to decide whether the data is helping them or quietly harming them.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • After initially rejecting Jukebox’s sexuality and even harming her because of it, Marvin accepted his child’s sexuality and won her trust and love over seasons two and three.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of harming
Verb
  • Moreno asked the Ohio judge overseeing the case to grant a restraining order that would prohibit Miller from harassing, physically touching, and/or verbally or electronically threatening Moreno’s counsel.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Baldoni denied ever harassing Lively or retaliating against her.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of harassing
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  • Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Norway was itself a colonizer, and programs oppressing indigenous cultures and languages were in place well into the 1960s.
    — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
Definition of oppressing
Verb
  • The final scene shows the Bowden family grilling in that same backyard on a sunny day, seemingly happy with Max no longer tormenting them.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Picture LeBron in his advanced age tormenting the Knicks one more time, denying them a two-peat, before beating the Spurs or Thunder in the finals.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of tormenting
Verb
  • Last week, Tehran accused Kyiv of striking an Iranian commercial vessel carrying a cargo of iron, killing a seafarer and injuring three others.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sami Zayn, who had recently lost the title, was visibly infuriated by Owens' unexpected return and victory, even injuring Owens' neck during the intense bout.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuring
Verb
  • Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.
    — Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Definition of persecuting
Verb
  • Chilean prosecutors believe Ojeda died while his captors were torturing him to get information about the Venezuelan political opposition.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
  • In addition to its prior ties to al-Qaeda, HTS has been accused by the UN and other organizations of human rights abuses against women and children, as well as torturing and executing detainees.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of torturing
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