different between disturb vs transgress
disturb
English
Etymology
From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?t??b/
- Rhymes: -??(r)b
Verb
disturb (third-person singular simple present disturbs, present participle disturbing, simple past and past participle disturbed)
- (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- (transitive) to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
- (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Derived terms
- disturbance
Translations
Noun
disturb
- (obsolete) disturbance
disturb From the web:
- what disturbances cause earthquakes
- what disturbances cause primary succession
- what disturbing forces cause waves
- what disturbance led to feudalism establishment
- what disturbs holden at phoebe's school
- what disturbs sleep
- what disturbs rem sleep
- which cause earthquakes
transgress
English
Etymology
From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgred?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?ænz????s/
Verb
transgress (third-person singular simple present transgresses, present participle transgressing, simple past and past participle transgressed)
- (transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
- surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law
- (transitive) To act in violation of some law.
- (intransitive, construed with against) To commit an offense; to sin.
- Why give you peace to this untemperate beast / That hath so long transgressed you?
- (intransitive, of the sea) To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.
Synonyms
- (to exceed or overstep): forpass, surpass, transcend; see also Thesaurus:transcend
Related terms
- transgression
- transgressive
- transgressor
Translations
transgress From the web:
- what transgression did pandora commit
- what transgression mean
- what transgressions does equality commit
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