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Transgress for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: træns'grɛs

What does Transgress really mean?

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Transgress is a word that describes when someone goes beyond or violates a boundary, rule, or law. It's like when you're playing a game with your friends and you accidentally step out of the designated play area - you transgress the rules of the game. Can you think of a time when you might have broken a rule or gone past a boundary without meaning to?

When we talk about transgressing, we're talking about doing something that we're not supposed to do. It's like when you're at school and your teacher asks everyone to stay in their seats, but you get up and walk around the classroom instead. You're breaking the rule or going against what your teacher told you to do. Transgressing can happen in different situations - at home, in school, or even in society.

Transgressing can also refer to morally or ethically wrong actions. Imagine you have a secret stash of cookies, and even though you know you shouldn't eat them all in one day, you can't resist and eat them anyway. By doing that, you've transgressed against your own self-control or your parents' rules about eating too many treats at once.

So, when we say someone transgresses, it means they have broken a rule, crossed a boundary, or behaved in a way that goes against what is expected or allowed. It's important to understand that transgressing is different from making simple mistakes or not knowing something. It involves knowingly and willingly going against a rule or boundary that is already established.


Revised and Fact checked by Sophia Moore on 2023-10-30 07:25:59

Transgress In a sentece

Learn how to use Transgress inside a sentece

  • When you are playing a game and someone tells you to stay in a designated area, but you go outside that area, you transgress the rule.
  • If your teacher tells you not to talk during the class but you still talk, you transgress their instructions.
  • Imagine you are given a homework assignment to read three chapters of a book, but you only read one chapter. In this case, you transgress the expectations of completing the assignment.
  • When you are at a store and you see a sign that says 'No touching', but you still touch the items, you transgress the store's rule.
  • If you are told not to eat cookies before dinner, but you sneakily grab a cookie from the jar, you transgress the request to wait.

Transgress Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

breach break go against infract offend overstep sin trespass trespass violate

Transgress Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

breach break disrespect go against infract offend overspread pass spread violate

Transgress Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

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