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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Those details suggest mental health professionals may conclude Clancy needs to be committed to avoid harming herself.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Iran has called on the United Nations to investigate the humanitarian consequences of US sanctions, arguing that Washington’s pressure campaign is harming ordinary Iranians and violating international law.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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And the American Indian Movement originated in Minneapolis in 1968, establishing community patrols to monitor police who were harassing Native American groups.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Nearly two years after Mica’s death, John-Paul was indicted for allegedly stalking and harassing her in the months leading up to her suicide.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

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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

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Superwedding now past, Taylor Swift’s husband, TE Travis Kelce, can get back to tormenting NFL defenses for a few more seasons.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Aside from tormenting the sole out transgender member of Congress by waging a campaign to bar her from using the women’s bathroom in the Capitol, Mace had been a side player that year.

— Annie Karni, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit states that the accused was arrested in May 2021 for injuring a man and damaging multiple vehicles after discharging a firearm more than 20 times at a Kissimmee gas station and then fleeing the scene.

— Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 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

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