Transgression
noun
An action that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct.
Her transgression of the company’s dress code resulted in a warning from HR.
Often appears as...
- serious transgression
- minor transgression
noun
A moral or ethical wrongdoing.
His transgressions against his family caused a lot of harm and upset.
Often appears as...
- moral transgression
- ethical transgression
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Disapproving
noun
In geology, the advance of the sea resulting in sediment being deposited over previously dry land.
The transgression of the sea caused the coastal village to be submerged.
Often appears as...
- marine transgression
- sea level transgression
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Technical
noun
An action that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct.
Her transgression of the company’s dress code resulted in a warning from HR.
Often appears as...
- serious transgression
- minor transgression
noun
A moral or ethical wrongdoing.
His transgressions against his family caused a lot of harm and upset.
Often appears as...
- moral transgression
- ethical transgression
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
In geology, the advance of the sea resulting in sediment being deposited over previously dry land.
The transgression of the sea caused the coastal village to be submerged.
Often appears as...
- marine transgression
- sea level transgression
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implications
A transgression can lead to social disapproval or even exclusion from groups.
Because of his transgression, he was no longer welcome in the club.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Levels
Transgressions can vary from minor mistakes to major offenses, affecting consequences.
A minor transgression might get a warning, but a major one could lead to dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variability
What is considered a transgression might vary widely between different cultures or societies.
What's a minor transgression here could be a severe offense somewhere else.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implications
A transgression can lead to social disapproval or even exclusion from groups.
Because of his transgression, he was no longer welcome in the club.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Levels
Transgressions can vary from minor mistakes to major offenses, affecting consequences.
A minor transgression might get a warning, but a major one could lead to dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variability
What is considered a transgression might vary widely between different cultures or societies.
What's a minor transgression here could be a severe offense somewhere else.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implications
A transgression can lead to social disapproval or even exclusion from groups.
Because of his transgression, he was no longer welcome in the club.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Levels
Transgressions can vary from minor mistakes to major offenses, affecting consequences.
A minor transgression might get a warning, but a major one could lead to dismissal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variability
What is considered a transgression might vary widely between different cultures or societies.
What's a minor transgression here could be a severe offense somewhere else.
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breachcrimeinfractionmisdeedmisdemeanouroffencesintrespassviolatewrongdoing
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Roxane Gay: Confessions...
Some of my transgressions are more flagrant. If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that is her choice, and it is not my place to judge. If a woman chooses to stay home to raise her children, I embrace that choice, too. The problem is not that she makes herself economically vulnerable in that choice;
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Do Shark Stories Help...
be even just the transgression of loving this animal that also kills people you know there's a middle ground here no sharks are not mindless killing machines but you wouldn't walk up to a grizzly bear and give it a hug respect wild animals that doesn't mean fear them that doesn't mean try to wipe
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How one tweet can ruin...
But the phrase "misuse of privilege" is becoming a free pass to tear apart pretty much anybody we choose to. It's becoming a devalued term, and it's making us lose our capacity for empathy and for distinguishing between serious and unserious transgressions.
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3 secrets of resilient...
has prompted more positive feedback than any other. I get scores of letters and emails and things from all over the place of people saying what a huge impact it's had on their lives. Whether it is forgiving family ancient transgressions, arguments
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The secret to desire in...
Or, the next question would be, can we want what we already have? That's the million-dollar question, right? And why is the forbidden so erotic? What is it about transgression that makes desire so potent? And why does sex make babies,
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Making sense of...
the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests, or disrupt a sacred ritual? No, Hippasus's transgression was a mathematical
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Everything changed when...
The elements compel their those who ate the Earth and Water Crystals must speak the truth, while those who consumed Fire and Air must lie." The youths are too scared to confess their own transgressions.
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Can you really tell if a...
as soon as we leave the room. The crucial question When we return and ask the children whether or not they have peeked, will the children who peeked confess or lie about their transgression?
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Rethinking infidelity...
who have been shattered by infidelity. There is one simple act of transgression that can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness and their very an affair.
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Lesley Hazleton: The...
as pure chutzpah. And I plead guilty as charged, because all exploration, physical or intellectual, is inevitably in some sense an act of transgression,
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Roxane Gay: Confessions...
Some of my transgressions are more flagrant. If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that is her choice, and it is not my place to judge. If a woman chooses to stay home to raise her children, I embrace that choice, too. The problem is not that she makes herself economically vulnerable in that choice;
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
be even just the transgression of loving this animal that also kills people you know there's a middle ground here no sharks are not mindless killing machines but you wouldn't walk up to a grizzly bear and give it a hug respect wild animals that doesn't mean fear them that doesn't mean try to wipe
Video examples
How one tweet can ruin...
But the phrase "misuse of privilege" is becoming a free pass to tear apart pretty much anybody we choose to. It's becoming a devalued term, and it's making us lose our capacity for empathy and for distinguishing between serious and unserious transgressions.
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
has prompted more positive feedback than any other. I get scores of letters and emails and things from all over the place of people saying what a huge impact it's had on their lives. Whether it is forgiving family ancient transgressions, arguments
Video examples
The secret to desire in...
Or, the next question would be, can we want what we already have? That's the million-dollar question, right? And why is the forbidden so erotic? What is it about transgression that makes desire so potent? And why does sex make babies,
Video examples
Making sense of...
the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests, or disrupt a sacred ritual? No, Hippasus's transgression was a mathematical
Video examples
Everything changed when...
The elements compel their those who ate the Earth and Water Crystals must speak the truth, while those who consumed Fire and Air must lie." The youths are too scared to confess their own transgressions.
Video examples
Can you really tell if a...
as soon as we leave the room. The crucial question When we return and ask the children whether or not they have peeked, will the children who peeked confess or lie about their transgression?
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
who have been shattered by infidelity. There is one simple act of transgression that can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness and their very an affair.
Video examples
Lesley Hazleton: The...
as pure chutzpah. And I plead guilty as charged, because all exploration, physical or intellectual, is inevitably in some sense an act of transgression,
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Hanif Kureishi
English Playwright
Anna Karenina' is just a story about a woman falling in love with a bloke who is not her husband. It's gossip, rubbish - on the other hand, it's the deepest story there could be about social transgression, about love, betrayal, duty, children.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.
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Judith Viorst
American Author
My favorite was 'The Secret Garden'. I loved it, and I think it's had a big influence on all of my characters. 'The Secret Garden' is about transgressions and imperfect people.
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James E. Faust
American Clergyman
Young women should realize that young men they date will not honor and respect them if they have been involved in moral transgression.
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Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
Try not to make every eating transgression at once. When I go out, I won't ever do both dessert and drinks. Just pick one.
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Ari Aster
American Director
I like to play with transgression and upending conventions, and I like the idea of rooting genre films in character.
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Tiger Woods
American Golfer
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.
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The Undertaker
American Wrestler
Your transgressions will be punished. Dr. DisRespect, you will rest in peace.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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Hanif Kureishi
English Playwright
Anna Karenina' is just a story about a woman falling in love with a bloke who is not her husband. It's gossip, rubbish - on the other hand, it's the deepest story there could be about social transgression, about love, betrayal, duty, children.
Quote examples
Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.
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Judith Viorst
American Author
My favorite was 'The Secret Garden'. I loved it, and I think it's had a big influence on all of my characters. 'The Secret Garden' is about transgressions and imperfect people.
Quote examples
James E. Faust
American Clergyman
Young women should realize that young men they date will not honor and respect them if they have been involved in moral transgression.
Quote examples
Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
Try not to make every eating transgression at once. When I go out, I won't ever do both dessert and drinks. Just pick one.
Quote examples
Ari Aster
American Director
I like to play with transgression and upending conventions, and I like the idea of rooting genre films in character.
Quote examples
Tiger Woods
American Golfer
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.
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The Undertaker
American Wrestler
Your transgressions will be punished. Dr. DisRespect, you will rest in peace.
Quote examples
Ellen G. White
American Writer
Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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