transgression
/trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/
transgression noun: a violation of a law, duty or commandment.
Noun
transgression (countable and uncountable, plural transgressions)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- misdoing, offense, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor
- An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
- A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
transgression meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
transgression in Hindi
- violation of a law, command or duty
- उल्लंघन ullaṅghan, अतिचार aticār, अतिक्रम atikram
- act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
- उल्लंघन ullaṅghan, अतिक्रमण atikramaṇ, अतिक्रम atikram, अतिचार aticār
transgression in Tamil
- அத்து மீறல், வரம்பு மீறுகை, படி தாண்டல், ஆணை மீறுகை, வரம்பு கடப்பு, எல்லை மீறல்
transgression in Urdu
- transgression
- تجاوز tajāvuz
- transgression, wrongdoing
- زیادتی ziyādatī
transgression in Telugu
- transgression; offence
- అతిక్రమము atikramamu
- transgression, violation
- ఉల్లంఘనము ullaṅghanamu
More languagesFewer languages
- transgression in Malayalam
- ലംഘനം, അബദ്ധം, വ്യഭിചാരം
- transgression in Kannada
- ಗಡಿ ದಾಟುವುದು, ಸೀಮೋಲ್ಲಂಘನ, ಮೀರುವುದು, ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ
- transgression in Sanskrit
- आगस् āgas
- transgression in Persian
- نافرمانی nâfarmâni
Examples of transgression in a sentence
- I bet the consequences for any of these transgressions will be almost nothing.
- Its transgressions were great, and that meant it would have to fight hard for redemption.
- “Most transgressions deal with excessive compensation or grants used for a noncharitable purpose.”
Synonyms of transgression
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Forms of transgression
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Origin of transgression
From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō.
Words formed from transgression
Questions about transgression
- What does transgression mean?
- Transgression means a violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- What is transgression in Hindi?
- Transgression in Hindi is उल्लंघन (ullaṅghan), अतिचार (aticār), अतिक्रम (atikram). See Transgression meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is transgression?
- Transgression is a noun.
- How do you pronounce transgression?
- Transgression is pronounced /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/.
- What is the plural of transgression?
- The plural of transgression is transgressions.
Words near transgression in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: transgression (page history and authors); transgression (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تجاوز (Urdu) (page history and authors); అతిక్రమము (Telugu) (page history and authors); transgression (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transgression (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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