how to pronounce transgression

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/

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transgression is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of transgression in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the transgression black book …”

meanings of transgression

noun:

An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

transgression frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word transgression occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics transgression can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that transgression can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) life, nature, and living environment;

4) people, society, and culture;