TRANSGRESSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
   Hypernyms(s) transgression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • action (what does action mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transgress (what does transgress mean?)
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • overstep (what does overstep mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of transgressing
   • the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
   Synonym(s)
   • evildoing (what does evildoing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father
   Hypernyms(s) transgression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrongdoing (what does wrongdoing mean?)
   • wrongful conduct (what does wrongful conduct mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
   • actus reus (what does actus reus mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abomination (what does abomination mean?)
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • immorality (what does immorality mean?)
   • wickedness (what does wickedness mean?)
   • iniquity (what does iniquity mean?)
   • villainy (what does villainy mean?)
   • depravity (what does depravity mean?)
   • turpitude (what does turpitude mean?)
   • vice (what does vice mean?)
   • sin (what does sin mean?)
   • sinning (what does sinning mean?)
   • terrorization (what does terrorization mean?)
   • terrorisation (what does terrorisation mean?)
   • crime (what does crime mean?)
   • law-breaking (what does law-breaking mean?)
   • crime (what does crime mean?)
   • inside job (what does inside job mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sin (what does sin mean?)
   • transgress (what does transgress mean?)
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • transgress (what does transgress mean?)
   • offend (what does offend mean?)
   • infract (what does infract mean?)
   • violate (what does violate mean?)
   • go against (what does go against mean?)
   • breach (what does breach mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
   Hypernyms(s) transgression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological phenomenon (what does geological phenomenon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transgress (what does transgress mean?)