flagrant

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.

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

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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.

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flagrant [flayg-rant]

Adjective

openly outrageous: flagrant violation of international law [Latin flagrare to blaze, burn]

flagrancy n

Thesaurus

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" egregious, glaring, crying, rank, gross conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

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flagrant

adjective outrageous, open, blatant, barefaced, shocking, crying, enormous, awful, bold, dreadful, notorious, glaring, infamous, scandalous, flaunting, atrocious, brazen, shameless, out-and-out, heinous, ostentatious, egregious, undisguised, immodest, arrant, flagitious << OPPOSITE slight

Translations

flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] adj → flagrante

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flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] adj → flagrant(e)

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flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] adj → flagrant;

(injustice) → himmelschreiend

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flagrant [ˈfleɪgrənt] adj → flagrante