noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/
/tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/
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noun
Meaning 1
A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geological phenomenon
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
መጣስ
(mäṭas)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Catalan:
transgressió
— violation of a law, command or duty
Czech:
přestupek
— violation of a law, command or duty
Danish:
overtrædelse
— violation of a law, command or duty
Dutch:
overtreding
— violation of a law, command or duty
Faroese:
brot
— violation of a law, command or duty
Faroese:
lógarbrot
— violation of a law, command or duty
Finnish:
rikkomus
— violation of a law, command or duty
Finnish:
rike
— violation of a law, command or duty
French:
infraction
— violation of a law, command or duty
Galician:
transgresión
— violation of a law, command or duty
German:
Transgression
— violation of a law, command or duty
German:
Verstoß
— violation of a law, command or duty
German:
Übertretung
— violation of a law, command or duty
German:
Überschreitung
— violation of a law, command or duty
German:
Gesetzesverstoß
— violation of a law, command or duty
Gothic:
𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃
(missadēþs)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Greek:
παράβαση
(parávasi)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Hindi:
उल्लंघन
(ullaṅghan)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Hungarian:
kihágás
— violation of a law, command or duty
Icelandic:
brot
— violation of a law, command or duty
Icelandic:
afbrot
— violation of a law, command or duty
Icelandic:
lögbrot
— violation of a law, command or duty
Italian:
trasgressione
— violation of a law, command or duty
Latin:
delinquentia
— violation of a law, command or duty
Māori:
takahanga
— violation of a law, command or duty
Middle English:
transgressioun
— violation of a law, command or duty
Norn:
brut
— violation of a law, command or duty
Persian:
نافرمانی
(nâfarmâni)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Plautdietsch:
Äwaträdunk
— violation of a law, command or duty
Portuguese:
transgressão
— violation of a law, command or duty
Romanian:
infracțiune
— violation of a law, command or duty
Russian:
просту́пок
(prostúpok)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Russian:
преступле́ние
(prestuplénije)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Russian:
правонаруше́ние
(pravonarušénije)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Sanskrit:
आगस्
(āgas)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Spanish:
transgresión
— violation of a law, command or duty
Swedish:
överträdelse
— violation of a law, command or duty
Turkish:
ihlal
— violation of a law, command or duty
Ukrainian:
просту́пок
(prostúpok)
— violation of a law, command or duty
Finnish:
omavaltaisuus
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Galician:
transgresión
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
German:
Verstoß
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
German:
Übertretung
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
German:
Regelverstoß
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
German:
Regelübertretung
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Hindi:
उल्लंघन
(ullaṅghan)
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Hindi:
अतिक्रमण
(atikramaṇ)
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Polish:
transgresja
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Polish:
wykroczenie
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Romanian:
abatere
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Ukrainian:
просту́пок
(prostúpok)
— act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
Finnish:
transgressio
— relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
French:
transgression
— relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
Icelandic:
áflæði
— relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
Polish:
transgresja
— relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
Romanian:
transgresiune
— relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata