| VERB | stative | go against, violate, break | fail to agree with |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | go against, transgress, offend, infract, violate, breach, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | |
| social | go against, buck | resist |
| Meaning | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | violate, break | |
| Narrower | fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of | go against |
| Opposite | conform to | observe |
| Spanish | quebrantar, romper, violar, vulnerar | |
| Catalan | trencar, violar, vulnerar | |
| Meaning | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | transgress, offend, infract, violate, breach, break | |
| Narrower | conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene | go against, as of rules and laws |
| drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | |
| sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin | |
| trespass | break the law | |
| trespass, intrude | Enter unlawfully on someone's property | |
| Broader | disrespect | show a lack of respect for |
| Opposite | observe, keep | conform one's action or practice to |
| Spanish | insultar, ofender, transgredir, violar, vulnerar | |
| Catalan | insultar, transgredir, vulnerar | |
| Meaning | resist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | buck | |
| Broader | react, oppose | act against or in opposition to |
| Spanish | in en contra, ir contra, oponerse, resistirse | |
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