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flagrant
flagrantdisgraceful; monstrous; obviously evil; shockingly evident: a flagrant miscarriage of justice Not to be confused with:blatant – offensively noisy or loud; brazenly obvious: a blatant show of wealth
flagrantobvious; glaring: flagrant error; disgraceful, egregious; notorious: a flagrant drug dealer Not to be confused with:fragrant – having a pleasing aroma; perfumed, aromatic: fragrant flowersfla·grant F0160700 (flā′grənt)adj.1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice. See Usage Note at blatant.2. Obsolete Flaming; blazing. [Latin flagrāns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.] 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.flagrant (ˈfleɪɡrənt) adj1. openly outrageous2. obsolete burning or blazing[C15: from Latin flagrāre to blaze, burn] ˈflagrancy, ˈflagrance, ˈflagrantness n ˈflagrantly advfla•grant (ˈfleɪ grənt) adj. 1. shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error. 2. notorious; scandalous: a flagrant offender. 3. Archaic. blazing, burning, or glowing. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin flagrant-, s. of flagrāns, orig. present participle of flagrāre to burn] fla′gran•cy, fla′grance, n. fla′grant•ly, adv. syn: flagrant, glaring, gross suggest something offensive that cannot be overlooked. flagrant implies a conspicuous offense so far beyond the limits of decency as to be insupportable: a flagrant violation of the law. glaring emphasizes conspicuousness but lacks the imputation of evil or immorality: a glaring error by a bank teller. gross suggests a mistake or impropriety of major proportions: a gross miscarriage of justice. flagrant, blatant - Flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant.See also related terms for shocking.ThesaurusAdj. | 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, grossconspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
flagrantadjective 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 a flagrant violation of international law slight, implied, subtle, delicate, faint, indirect, understated, insinuatedflagrantadjectiveConspicuously bad or offensive:arrant, capital, egregious, glaring, gross, rank.Translationsflagrant (ˈfleigrənt) adjective (usually of something bad) very obvious; easily seen. flagrant injustice. 明顯的,顯而易見的 (指坏事)公然的,罪恶昭彰的 ˈflagrantly adverb (指壞事)顯而易見地 (指坏事)公然地,罪恶昭彰的 ˈflagrancy noun 明目張膽 明目张胆flagrant Related to flagrant: Flagrant foulSynonyms for flagrantadj outrageousSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- slight
- implied
- subtle
- delicate
- faint
- indirect
- understated
- insinuated
Synonyms for flagrantadj conspicuously bad or offensiveSynonyms- arrant
- capital
- egregious
- glaring
- gross
- rank
Synonyms for flagrantadj conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensibleSynonyms- egregious
- glaring
- crying
- rank
- gross
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