Hyphenation of transgress

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word transgress? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

trans-gress

Definitions of transgress:

1.	Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises Offend all laws of humanity Violate the basic laws or human civilization Break a law Break a promise
2.	Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
3.	Commit a sin Violate a law of God or a moral law
4.	Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonyms of transgress:

verb	offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break, disrespect
verb	spread, overspread
verb	sin, trespass, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
verb	trespass, overstep, pass, go through, go across

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.