flagrancy

fla·grant

 (flā′grənt)

adj.

1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice. See Usage Note at blatant.

2. Obsolete Flaming; blazing.

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[Latin flagrāns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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fla′gran·cy, fla′grance n.

fla′grant·ly adv.

Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, gross, egregious, rank²
These adjectives refer to what is conspicuously bad or offensive. Flagrant applies to what is offensive to a serious or appalling degree: flagrant disregard for the law; a flagrant example of racial prejudice.
What is glaring is disturbingly or painfully obvious: a glaring error; glaring contradictions.
Gross suggests a magnitude of offense or failing that cannot be condoned or forgiven: gross ineptitude; gross injustice.
Something egregious is so offensive as to provoke outrage or condemnation: an egregious lie.
What is rank is highly offensive or repugnant: rank stupidity; rank treachery.

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Thesaurus

flagrancy

noun

The quality or state of being flagrant:

atrociousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness.

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Translations

وضوح صارِخ

křiklavostnápadnost

åbenlyshed

Schamlosigkeit

énormité

botrányos volta vminek

svívirîing, hneykslun

flagranza

skamløshet

nápadnosť

gün gibi ortada olma

明目张胆

flagrant

(ˈfleigrənt) adjective

(usually of something bad) very obvious; easily seen. flagrant injustice. verregaande; ooglopend; blatant صارِخ، فاضِح، واضِح крещящ flagrante zjevný, křiklavý offenkundig åbenlys κατάφωροςflagrante karjuv فاحش räikeä flagrantמחפיר 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; utilslørtskandaliczny, rażący رسوا، بدنام flagrante flagrant возмутительный nápadný, do očí bijúci očiten bezočan flagrant, uppenbar, skändlig เห็นได้ชัด apaçık, gün gibi ortada 明顯的，顯而易見的 волаючий, скандальний شرمناک trắng trợn （指坏事）公然的，罪恶昭彰的

ˈflagrantly adverb

blatant; openlik بصورةٍ فاضِحَه крещящо flagrantemente zjevně, křiklavě offenkundig åbenlyst 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 눈꼴 사납게 akivaizdžiai, baisiai kliedzoši; brēcoši; drausmīgi dengan terang-terangan flagrant skamløst, skrikende; utilslørtjawnie په رسوايى flagrantemente flagrant возмутительно nápadne očitno bezočno flagrant, uppenbart อย่างเห็นได้ชัด apaçık bir şekilde (指壞事)顯而易見地 скандально; жахливо صراحت سے trắng trợn; rành rành （指坏事）公然地，罪恶昭彰的

ˈflagrancy noun

verregaandheid; blatantheid وضوح صارِخ флагранстност flagrância nápadnost, křiklavost die Schamlosigkeit åbenlyshed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. κατάφωρο(ς) flagrancia räigus وقاحت räikeys énormitéשערורייה जघन्यता ocitost, flagrantnost botrányos volta vminek mencolok svívirðing, hneykslun flagranza 極悪 극악, 악명 siaubingumas, baisingumas drausmīgums secara terang-terangan schandelijkheidskamløshet rażący charakter ښكاره،واضح flagrância enormitate возмутительность nápadnosť očitnost bezočnost skändlighet ความชัดเจน gün gibi ortada olma 明目張膽 страхітливість; жахливість بے شرمی sự hiển nhiển 明目张胆

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