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
  • Fortunately, some companies are realizing that hoarding data is actually harming their growth.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Reforming the review process is paradoxically essential to avoiding actually massively harming our environment and climate.
    — James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of harming
Verb
  • Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia all condemned Iran for harassing their ships.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • In June, police filed a domestic incident report in which Armel was accused of harassing his mother, cops said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of harassing
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  • 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
  • Having been raised not too far from similarly-minded environs, this Turkish critic knows that keeping a pure and noble familial slate in patriarchy often means oppressing women.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of oppressing
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  • Rumor has it that Steve Spurrier could be the favorite, which would be hilarious given Spurrier's history of tormenting the Vols.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • But the man hung himself, most likely due to Duncan tormenting him relentlessly like a jock pranking a nerd in an ‘80s campus comedy.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of tormenting
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  • In the early hours of New Year's Day, a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Jakarta, Indonesia — A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of injuring
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  • 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
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  • What unfolds is a unique horror story that is unbelievably entertaining, psychologically torturing and incredibly fun.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Henry Bernard Montgomery, 38, was arraigned Monday afternoon on one count of third-degree killing/torturing animals and given a $20,000 bond with a GPS tether.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of torturing
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