WRONGING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

wronging

verb

present participle of wrong

as in victimizing

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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

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The administration’s proposal risks harming both the historic building and the system of reviews that protects structures like it.

— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Here are four foods that may seem healthy but may actually be harming your heart, according to cardiologists.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

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In 2023, he was found napping across a Hobart driveway for hours, blocking a local woman from getting to work, and was relocated after people and dogs began harassing him at another beach.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The group has since agreed to dissolve its nonprofit status, following a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing its members of harassing Palestinians.

— Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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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

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But your dad doesn’t need to be a celeb to enjoy the simple pleasures of tormenting him.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
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

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Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military reportedly struck an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one sailor and injuring another.

— Mike Sheen,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Iran countered that one of its commercial vessels carrying a cargo of iron had been struck, killing one seafarer and injuring three others.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

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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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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

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