[General] I feel wronged

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Hi,

What is the meaning of "I feel wronged by someone"? Thank you!
 

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Hi,

What is the meaning of "I feel wronged by someone"? Thank you!

It means that someone did/said something that injured you emotionally.
 

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I know the meaning of "wrong", but I'm not sure what the whole sentence means. Does it mean that people still think I am wrong even though I did not do anything wrong?

I assume you read the definitions:

wronged, wrong·ing, wrongs1. To treat unjustly or injuriously.
2. To discredit unjustly; malign.
3. To treat dishonorably; violate.

In your sentence, you feel that somebody wronged you. It does not imply that you were wrong or did anything wrong. Somebody treated you badly or unfairly.




 

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I know the meaning of "wrong", but I'm not sure what the whole sentence means. Does it mean that people still think I am wrong even though I did not do anything wrong?
No, "I feel wronged" does not mean that you feel that you have done wrong; or that others believe you have done wrong. It means that you feel that others have done the wrong thing to you.

I was referring to this entry on that page:
wronged(rɔŋd, rɒŋd)

adj.treated unfairly or unjustly.

wronged - definition of wronged by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

From this definition, "I feel wronged" means "I feel I have been treated unfairly or unjustly".
 

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Thank you for all your help. How do I say in English when somebody believes I was wrong even though I did not do anything wrong?
 

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I was unjustly accused of...
 

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Can I say "You do me an injustice if you think I did that." ?
 

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