flagrant
adjective /ˈfleɪɡrənt/
/ˈfleɪɡrənt/
(disapproving)- (of an action) that shocks you because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc. synonym blatant
- a flagrant abuse of human rights
- a flagrant breach of copyright
- He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFlagrant is used with these nouns:- abuse
- breach
- disregard
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blazing’): from French, or from Latin flagrant- ‘blazing’, from the verb flagrare.