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trespassing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 S P AE2 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T R EH1 S P AH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

unauthorized entry to private property

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of trespass

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: luvaton tunkeutuminen — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Finnish: luvaton kulku — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Finnish: julkisrauhan rikkominen — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Finnish: kotirauhan rikkominen — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Italian: sconfinamento — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Japanese: 不法侵入 (huhō-shin'nyū) — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Polish: wtargnięcie — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Polish: naruszenie — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Spanish: translimitación — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Spanish: entrada sin autorización — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Spanish: entramiento no autorizado — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Spanish: traspasamiento — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Spanish: traspasación — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Swedish: intrång — unauthorized entry on private property
  • Swedish: inkräktning — unauthorized entry on private property