transgress
Meaning of transgress
- go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable).
she had transgressed an unwritten social law
- (of the sea) spread over (an area of land).
each continent has been transgressed by continental seas
late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as transgression ): from Old French transgresser or Latin transgress- ‘stepped across’, from the verb transgredi, from trans- ‘across’ + gradi ‘go’.
Information about transgress
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of transgress
trans-gress
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- transgress is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
transgress synonyms
Meaning offend:
offend, infract, violate, breach, break
Meaning sin:
Meaning trespass:
Meaning (of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly:
Meaning fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong:
Meaning (of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire:
Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:
Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):
Meaning openly resist or refuse to obey:
Meaning actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.):
Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):
Meaning openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention):
transgress antonyms
Meaning submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law):
Translation of transgress
- French: transgresser
- Italian: trasgredire
- Spanish: transgredir
Words that rhyme with transgress
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