# wronging

Pronunciation: US say "RAWNG-ing" /ˈɹɔŋɪŋ/; UK say "RONG-ing" /ˈɹɒŋɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of wrong. — present participle and gerund of wrong
   - Simple: Present participle of wrong. Use this form for treating someone unfairly as it is happening or as an ongoing action.
   - _By concealing the evidence, he was wronging the very people he claimed to protect._
   - _Wronging a loyal employee can damage a manager's reputation for years._

## Noun

2. An act through which a person is treated unjustly; an instance of unfair treatment.
   - Simple: A harmful or unfair thing done to someone.
   - _A wronging of that magnitude rarely goes unpunished._
   - _The trial exposed every wronging the company had committed against its workers._

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