Faux feeling Something done to me
Wronged
Not a feeling: a thought about what someone did.
Also known as mistreated
‘I think you treated me unjustly.’
Why it’s not a feeling
Wronged is a moral verdict: someone treated you unjustly. Its meaning rests entirely on what you believe the other person did and whether it was fair, which places it among thoughts. Close to the verdict there is usually hurt, anger or a resentment that has been building.
Feelings underneath
Needs
Saying it as a feeling
‘I feel wronged.’
When you kept my £500 deposit for scuffs that were already in the photos from move-in day, I felt hurt and resentful, because I need fairness and trust.