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- [trans-gresh-uh n, tranz-]
- /trænsˈgrɛʃ ən, trænz-/
- /trænzˈɡres/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trans-gresh-uh n, tranz-]
- /trænsˈgrɛʃ ən, trænz-/
Definitions of transgression word
- noun transgression an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin. 1
- noun transgression sin 1
- noun transgression crime, offence 1
- noun transgression a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime 0
- noun transgression the act or an instance of transgressing 0
- noun transgression the act or an instance of transgressing; breach of a law, duty, etc.; sin 0
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Origin of transgression
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin trānsgressiōn- (stem of trānsgressiō) a stepping across. See transgress, -ion
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Parts of speech for Transgression
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transgression popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transgression
noun transgression
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
Antonyms for transgression
noun transgression
- bylaw — A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
- in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- law — software law
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