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We don't have real hours and we don't have a boss, so artists create rules for themselves that they then break. It's transgressive in such a personal way.
Laurie Simmons

Meaning of "transgressive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSGRESSIVE

transgressive  [ˌtrænzˈɡrɛsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSGRESSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transgressive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRANSGRESSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Transgressive

Transgressive may mean: ▪ Transgressive art, a name given art forms that violate perceived boundaries ▪ Transgressive fiction, a modern style in literature ▪ Transgressive Records, a United Kingdom-based independent record label ▪ Transgressive, a form of verb in some languages ▪ Transgressive phenotype, a phenotype that is more extreme than the phenotypes displayed by either of the parents ▪ Transgressive segregation ▪ Cinema of Transgression, film movement using shock value and humor...

Definition of transgressive in the English dictionary

The definition of transgressive in the dictionary is going beyond acceptable boundaries of taste, convention, or the law.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSGRESSIVE


aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
antiprogressive
ˌæntɪprəˈɡrɛsɪv
compressive
kəmˈprɛsɪv
depressive
dɪˈprɛsɪv
digressive
daɪˈɡrɛsɪv
expressive
ɪkˈsprɛsɪv
immunosuppressive
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛsɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
ingressive
ɪnˈɡrɛsɪv
introgressive
ˌɪntrəˈɡrɛsɪv
nonprogressive
ˌnɒnprəˈɡrɛsɪv
oppressive
əˈprɛsɪv
overaggressive
ˌəʊvərəˈɡrɛsɪv
progressive
prəˈɡrɛsɪv
regressive
rɪˈɡrɛsɪv
repressive
rɪˈprɛsɪv
retrogressive
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛsɪv
suppressive
səˈprɛsɪv
unaggressive
ˌʌnəˈɡrɛsɪv
unprogressive
ˌʌnprəˈɡrɛsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSGRESSIVE

transfusively
transgender
transgendered
transgene
transgenesis
transgenic
transgenics
transgress
transgression
transgressional
transgressively
transgressor
tranship
transhipment
transhipped
transhipper
transhipping
transhistorical
transhumance
transhumant

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSGRESSIVE

adessive
antitussive
comprehensive
concussive
dismissive
emissive
essive
excessive
inessive
massive
obsessive
passive
passive-aggressive
percussive
permissive
possessive
recessive
submissive
successive
supermassive
unimpressive

Synonyms and antonyms of transgressive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transgressive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSGRESSIVE

Find out the translation of transgressive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transgressive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transgressive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transgresora
570 millions of speakers

English

transgressive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्क्रामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعديها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трансгрессивно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transgressivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইন অমান্যকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transgressive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersifat transgressive
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

transgressive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慣習に逆らう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

transgressive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transgressive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính vượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அத்துமீறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिक्रमण करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

transgresif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trasgressivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transgresyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трансгресивної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transgresiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβατική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortredende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transgressiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overskridende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transgressive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSGRESSIVE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transgressive

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QUOTES WITH «TRANSGRESSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transgressive.
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Laurie Simmons
We don't have real hours and we don't have a boss, so artists create rules for themselves that they then break. It's transgressive in such a personal way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSGRESSIVE»

Discover the use of transgressive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transgressive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transgressive Bodies: Representations in Film and Popular ...
Transgressive Bodies engages with these contemporary cultural debates to offer an examination of a variety of non-normative bodies and how they are represented in film, media and popular culture.
Dr Niall Richardson, 2012
2
Transgressive Imaginations: Crime, Deviance and Culture
This book focuses upon the breaking of rules and taboos involved in 'doing crime', including violent crime as represented in fictive texts and ethnographic research.
Maggie O'Neill, Lizzie Seal, 2012
3
Transgressive Itineraries: Postcolonial Hybridizations of ...
In their efforts to match new content with innovative form, these artists have followed transgressive itineraries, redrawing the boundaries of conventional Western stage realism.
Marc Maufort, 2003
4
Bad Girls: Cultural Politics and Media Representations of ...
Using iconic texts and their contexts as a primary focus, this book offers a rhetorical and cultural history of the tensions between remembering and forgetting in representations of the American feminist movement between 1979 and 2005.
Leah R. Vande Berg, Sarah R. Stein, 2007
5
Transgressive Corporeality: The Body, Poststructuralism and ...
This book examines embodiment and poststructuralism as they pertain to theological method.
Diane Louise Prosser, 1995
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Despotic Bodies and Transgressive Bodies: Spanish Culture ...
Spanish Culture from Francisco Franco to Jesus Franco Tatjana Pavlovic. artists, politicians, and filmmakers with radically different sensibilities, as well as intellectual, social, and political positions during Spanish transition. Two of the thinkers ...
Tatjana Pavlovic, 2012
7
Transgressive Readings: The Texts of Franz Kafka and Max Planck
Argues for a critical awareness of language across the boundaries of disciplines
Valerie D. Greenberg, 1990
8
The Transgressive Iain Banks: Essays on a Writer Beyond Borders
"This collection of 12 new essays draws together prominent literary experts to explore the importance of Scottish writer Iain (M.) Banks, both his mainstream and science fiction work.
Martyn Colebrook, Katharine Cox, 2013
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Transgressive language in medieval English drama: signs of ...
"The study shows the extent to which the moral significance of language in drama shifted during the sixteenth century under pressure from cultural and political change, paving the way for less morally rigorous and more socially sensitive ...
Lynn Forest-Hill, 2000
10
Reclaiming Gender: Transgressive Identities in Modern Ireland
The book provides a helpful introduction to major theoretical concerns as well as a fascinating revision of the modern Irish and diasporic experience."--BOOK JACKET.
Marilyn Cohen, Nancy J. Curtin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSGRESSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transgressive is used in the context of the following news items.
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On the Transgressive, Sweet 'Tangerine'
While video-sharing platforms like Vine and Instagram may already feel ubiquitous in our overexposed culture, consider that one of the most buzzed-about ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Don't Let Cannibalism, Gore, and Psychological Violence Stand …
Don't Let Cannibalism, Gore, and Psychological Violence Stand Between You and Hannibal, the Most Transgressive Show on TV ... «TheStranger.com, Jun 15»
3
It Follows and the Transgressive Pleasure of the Horror Movie
Why did I watch It Follows twice? What was I seeking in the feeling of fear? By Leslie Jamison. It Follows doesn't believe in beginnings or endings, just the ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
4
The Transgressive Act of Holding Hands on the River
Over the past few months, the Los Angeles River has been a political issue. It has been the center of debates about social equality, health, and fiscal feasibility. «KCET, Apr 15»
5
Hall of Fame: Transgressive Records on releasing Foals' 'Antidotes'
Joining in the celebrations are Tim Dellow and Toby L, who founded Transgressive Records together, and released 'Antidotes' with the band. They very kindly ... «DIY Magazine, Mar 15»
6
The Transgressive Power of Folklore
But- let's face it- is there anything more deliciously transgressive then magic and folklore? Charles Godfrey Leland's famous book Aradia, or, the Gospel of the ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
7
Brave and transgressive artists
It is common for artists and entertainers who produce work that is offensive to Christian sensibilities, prurient, or violative of an imagined set of bourgeois values ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
8
Transgressive literature will always be a minority pursuit
Genuine avant garde or transgressive literature has always been and will always be ... As a result, it is the transgressive writers who get the short end of the stick. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
9
Mystery Jets review – Transgressive celebrates 10 years
The norm is to stick two crates of Tennent's behind the bar at the Old Blue Last, but then London's Transgressive Records has always maintained a classier air ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
10
Transgressive Records turns 10: We pick their 12 best releases
The Subways - At 1am (2004): The release that started it all for both The Subways and the label itself, 'At 1am' was the first single Transgressive put out and set ... «Gigwise, Sep 14»

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