transgression
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8.1
- noun
- /trænˈɡrɛʃən/
:
transgresión
- Her transgression against school policy resulted in a week's suspension.
- transgression of the law
- a moral transgression
- sins or transgressions
The world is a mess because we keep forgiving transgressions that are unforgivable.
- The world is a mess because we keep forgiving transgressions that are unforgivable.
- Some relationships do end because of these transgressions, but I'll be frank with you, most don't.
- They've never told anyone about what they've done in terms of moral transgressions.
- And also to be created sinful because of, you know, Adam and Eve's transgression in the Garden of Eden.
- So they've made it very clear that you get gaol if you're on the right for the slightest transgression.
- And it's those kinds of questions that have been kind of left behind in this zeal to bring people down for transgressions.
- And that's why I get upset, by the way, when I see contemporary public intellectuals exactly committing those types of deep moral transgressions, right?
- So I'm dealing with that at the same time that I'm working on this book that is exposing deep family secrets and all kinds of transgressions.
- Well then either that's a transgression against a more fundamental truth, or it's just a variant of an infinite number of equally valid consensual truths.
- And if you do perpetuate A transgression, I guess you could report it.
- For him, transgression was initiation into this question.
- Or like I said, any, any racist transgression, they'll slide it to the top.
- But unfortunately he, he started his transgressions way, way back.
Examples
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In what manner could the transgression of logical principles impact our understanding of the actual world?
Academic text (1995) -
I am reminding you that any transgression of this sentence will be punished with jail and exile.
Fiction book (2000) -
So there is nothing new about the act of transgression itself.
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Do I need a transgression in order to come to God?
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In my house, there has been a transgression.
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Is it harder to forgive that transgression when it's someone who is so close to us?
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I will reveal each and every transgression on the podcast should they surface.
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All members of a clan are held responsible for the transgressions of each individual.
Academic text (1994) -
The world is a mess because we keep forgiving transgressions that are unforgivable.
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It felt like it was the biggest transgression that he could commit because Jessica was my wife's best friend.
Synonyms
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4.1
Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights
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3.3
An act that breaks a law or rule
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3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
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6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
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7.2
A small break of a rule or law often punished with a fine
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5.6
An action that breaks a rule or expected process
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6.2
A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule
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3.6
Bad behavior that breaks rules or causes trouble
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8.9
An action that breaks a law or rule
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3.8
An action that does not follow the law
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7.3
Bad actions that harm people or break the law
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7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
A wrong action that breaks a rule or law
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
transgression = transgress (semi-transparent) = trans + gress + ion
The verb 'transgress' is derived from 'trans' + 'gress', but the noun form 'transgression' may not be immediately clear to learners.
Etymology
Transgression comes from Latin parts trans- meaning 'across' and -gress meaning 'step', the same root you see in progress. Think of someone 'stepping across' a line or limit—that image explains why a transgression is an act of breaking a law or moral rule.