noun
- harmful or unjust acts; things that are morally incorrect
Usage: plural of wrong
verb
- treats unfairly or unjustly; harms someone
Usage: third person singular present of wrong
Examples
- She tried to right the wrongs of the past.
- The committee investigated several wrongs committed by the company.
- Two wrongs don’t make a right.
- He wrongs his employees by not paying fair wages.
- The novel explores the wrongs done to indigenous peoples.
- She felt that life had dealt her many wrongs.
- Anyone who wrongs a child should face consequences.