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flagrant
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fla·grant  (flgrnt)
adj.
1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government. See Usage Note at blatant.
2. Obsolete Flaming; blazing.

[Latin flagrns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrre, to burn; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

flagran·cy, flagrance n.
flagrant·ly adv.
Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, gross, egregious, rank2
These adjectives refer to what is conspicuously bad or offensive. Flagrant applies to what is so offensive that it cannot escape notice: flagrant disregard for the law.
What is glaring is blatantly and painfully manifest: a glaring error; glaring contradictions.
Gross suggests a magnitude of offense or failing that cannot be condoned or forgiven: gross ineptitude; gross injustice.
What is egregious is outrageously bad: an egregious lie.
Rank implies that the term it qualifies is as indicated to an extreme, violent, or gross degree: rank stupidity; rank treachery.

flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt]
adj
1. openly outrageous
2. Obsolete burning or blazing
[from Latin flagrāre to blaze, burn]
flagrancy , flagrance, flagrantness n
flagrantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flagrant - conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

flagrant
Translations
flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] ADJ [violation, breach, injustice] → flagrante
in flagrant defiance of the rulesen un acto de flagrante rebeldía contra las normas
with flagrant disregard for safety/the lawcon total desacato a las normas de seguridad/a la ley

flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] adjflagrant(e)

flagrant
adjeklatant, krass; injustice, crime alsohimmelschreiend; breach, violationeklatant, flagrant (geh); disregard, defiance, affairunverhohlen, offenkundig

flagrant [ˈfleɪgrnt] adjflagrante
flagrant [ˈfleɪgrnt] adjflagrante

flagrant
adj flagrant [ˈfleigrənt]
(usually of something bad) very obvious; easily seen flagrant injustice. verregaande; ooglopend; blatant صارِخ، فاضِح، واضِح крещящ zjevný, křiklavý åbenlys offenkundig κατάφωρος flagrante karjuv فاحش räikeä flagrant מַחפִּיר घोर लज्जानक očit, flagrantan kirívó, égbekiáltó jelas augljós og hneykslanlegur flagrante 目にあまる (거짓, 잘못 등이) 현저하게 눈에 띄는 akivaizdus, baisus kliedzošs; brēcošs; drausmīgs terang-terangan flagrant skrikende, skamløs; utilslørt skandaliczny, rażący flagrante flagrant возмутительный nápadný, do očí bijúci očiten bezočan flagrant, uppenbar, skändlig ที่อื้อฉาว apaçık, gün gibi ortada 明顯的﹐顯而易見的 волаючий, скандальний شرمناک trắng trợn
adv flagrantly
blatant; openlik بصورةٍ فاضِحَه крещящо zjevně, křiklavě åbenlyst offenkundig κατάφωρα flagrantemente karjuvalt بطور فاحش räikeästi d'une manière flagrante בְּאוֹפֶן מַחפִּיר लज्जात्मक ocito botrányosan dengan jelas hneykslanlega in flagrante 目にあまるほど 극악하게 akivaizdžiai, baisiai kliedzoši; brēcoši; drausmīgi dengan terang-terangan flagrant skamløst, skrikende; utilslørt jawnie flagrantemente flagrant возмутительно nápadne očitno bezočno flagrant, uppenbart อย่างอื้อฉาว apaçık bir şekilde 公然地 скандально; жахливо صراحت سے trắng trợn; rành rành
n flagrancy
verregaandheid; blatantheid وضوح صارِخ флагранстност nápadnost, křiklavost åbenlyshed die Schamlosigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. κατάφωρο(ς) flagrancia räigus وقاحت räikeys énormité שַׁעֲרוּרִייָה जघन्यता ocitost, flagrantnost botrányos volta vminek mencolok svívirðing, hneykslun flagranza 極悪 극악 siaubingumas, baisingumas drausmīgums secara terang-terangan schandelijkheid skamløshet rażący charakter flagrância enormitate возмутительность nápadnosť očitnost bezočnost skändlighet ความอื้อฉาว gün gibi ortada olma 明目張膽 страхітливість; жахливість بے شرمی sự hiển nhiển


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