flagrantfla‧grant /ˈfleɪɡrənt/ adjective 
flagrant violations of human rights a flagrant disregard for the law—flagrantly adverb
WORD ORIGINflagrant
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin flagrare ‘to burn’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Poison gas was used, in flagrant disregard of the Geneva Convention.
- The regime has often been criticized for its flagrant abuses of human rights.
- An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice.
- That is clearly an unauthorised and flagrant abuse of the facilities of this House and an unauthorised use of taxpayers' money.
- The only serious incident that has ever occurred involved a clear and flagrant case of product alteration and misuse.
- We must be clear, this shooting of civilian aircraft out of the air was a flagrant violation of international law.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something wrong, bad, or dishonest is very obvious
use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of: · a blatant lie· The company's refusal to hire him was a blatant act of discrimination.· a blatant disregard for public safety
done in a very obvious way and showing no respect for laws, rules, or the truth etc: · The regime has often been criticized for its flagrant abuses of human rights.· Poison gas was used, in flagrant disregard of the Geneva Convention.
use this about mistakes or problems that are obviously bad or wrong: · It was a glaring error, which cost the company over $2 million in lost business.· "It was a glaring example of bad judgment," said one official who asked not to be named.
formal: patently false/absurd/ridiculous/impossible etc obviously false, absurd etc, in a way that no reasonable person could disagree with: · Jenkins' explanation of the situation is patently absurd.· The statement is patently false and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY flagrant violations of human rights a flagrant disregard for the lawCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Local councillors accused the terrorists of showing a complete disregard for human life.
a flagrant action is shocking because it is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws, truth etcflagrant abuse/violation/breach etc flagrant violations of human rights a flagrant disregard for the law Local councillors accused the terrorists of showing a complete disregard for human life. (=a very clear violation)· The act of shooting down a civilian aircraft was a flagrant violation of international law.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· One of the most flagrant abuses in this regard is the widespread practice of multiple recovery surgery ....· That Tyson chose the most flagrant, revolting and despicable way to cheat says something about the basic character of the man.
NOUN· One of the most flagrant abuses in this regard is the widespread practice of multiple recovery surgery ....· That is clearly an unauthorised and flagrant abuse of the facilities of this House and an unauthorised use of taxpayers' money.
· An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice.
· We must be clear, this shooting of civilian aircraft out of the air was a flagrant violation of international law.
flagrant violations of human rights a flagrant disregard for the law—flagrantly adverb