Dictionary

transgression en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/

Etymology

From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
   • And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 24:19:
2. (countable, uncountable) An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
3. (countable, uncountable) A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

Forms

Deriveds

transgressional · nontransgression

Synonyms

tort · misdoing · offense · wrong · offense · misdemeanor · wrongdoing · misdoing · veniality · misdeed · delict · error · tortfeasance · peccadillo · sin · transgression · wrongdoing · crime · delinquency · malfeasance · villainy

Translations (62)

ru просту́пок (violation of a law, command or duty) · ru правонаруше́ние (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi अतिक्रम (violation of a law, command or duty) · ca transgressió (violation of a law, command or duty) · es transgresión (violation of a law, command or duty) · fr infraction (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Übertretung (violation of a law, command or duty) · is lögbrot (violation of a law, command or duty) · fo lógarbrot (violation of a law, command or duty) · nl overtreding (violation of a law, command or duty) · uk просту́пок (violation of a law, command or duty) · got 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (violation of a law, command or duty) · gl transgresión (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi अतिक्रम (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fr transgression (relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata) · enm transgressioun (violation of a law, command or duty) · ro abatere (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · is áflæði (relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata) · it trasgressione (violation of a law, command or duty) · is brot (violation of a law, command or duty) · hu kihágás (violation of a law, command or duty) · am መጣስ (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Übertretung (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · pl transgresja (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Transgression (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Überschreitung (violation of a law, command or duty) · is afbrot (violation of a law, command or duty) · mi takahanga (violation of a law, command or duty) · fi rikkomus (violation of a law, command or duty) · uk просту́пок (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fi omavaltaisuus (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · nrn brut (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi उल्लंघन (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · de Verstoß (violation of a law, command or duty) · fi transgressio (relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata) · de Verstoß (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fo brot (violation of a law, command or duty) · ru преступле́ние (violation of a law, command or duty) · pl wykroczenie (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · pt transgressão (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Gesetzesverstoß (violation of a law, command or duty) · tr ihlal (violation of a law, command or duty) · sv överträdelse (violation of a law, command or duty) · pdt Äwaträdunk (violation of a law, command or duty) · pl transgresja (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · hi उल्लंघन (violation of a law, command or duty) · el παράβαση (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Regelübertretung (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · ro transgresiune (relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata) · fi rike (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi अतिचार (violation of a law, command or duty) · la delinquentia (violation of a law, command or duty) · sa आगस् (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi अतिक्रमण (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · pl transgresja (relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata) · da overtrædelse (violation of a law, command or duty) · cs přestupek (violation of a law, command or duty) · ro infracțiune (violation of a law, command or duty) · de Regelverstoß (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · gl transgresión (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fa نافرمانی (violation of a law, command or duty) · hi अतिचार (act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries)