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View usage for: (fleɪgrənt) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way. [disapproval] The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'. His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable. Synonyms: outrageous, open, blatant, barefaced More Synonyms of flagrant flagrantly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] It is a situation where basic human rights are being flagrantly abused. flagrant in British English (ˈfleɪɡrənt) adjective2. obsolete burning or blazing Derived forms flagrancy (ˈflagrancy) or flagrance (ˈflagrance) or flagrantness (ˈflagrantness) noun flagrantly (ˈflagrantly) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin flagrāre to blaze, burn flagrant in American English (ˈfleɪgrənt) adjective1. glaringly bad; notorious; outrageous 2. Archaic flaming; blazing SIMILAR WORDS: ˌoutˈrageous Derived forms flagrantly (ˈflagrantly) adverb Word origin L flagrans, prp. of flagrare, to flame, blaze < IE base * bhleg-, to shine, burn > black Examples of 'flagrant' in a sentenceflagrant In other languagesflagrant British English: flagrant ADJECTIVE You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way. The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'. - American English: flagrant
- Brazilian Portuguese: flagrante
- Chinese: 明目张胆的
- European Spanish: flagrante
- French: flagrant
- German: flagrant
- Italian: flagrante
- Japanese: 目に余る
- Korean: 극악무도한
- European Portuguese: flagrante
- Latin American Spanish: flagrante
Definition openly outrageous a flagrant violation of international law Synonyms barefaced crying enormous awful bold dreadful notorious flaunting out-and-out ostentatious undisguised immodest flagitious Opposites slight , implied , subtle , delicate , faint , indirect , understated , insinuated Additional synonymsDefinition utter or downright That's the most arrant nonsense I've ever heard. Synonyms total, complete, extreme, absolute, gross, notorious, utter, outright, thorough, infamous, rank, blatant, monstrous, vile, downright, atrocious, out-and-out, flagrant, egregious, unmitigated, undisguised, thoroughgoing, deep-dyed Definition extremely cruel or wicked The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious. Synonyms cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, infamous, monstrous, wicked, barbaric, inhuman, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, infernal, fiendish, villainous, nefarious, horrifying, grievousDefinition glaringly obvious blatant elitism Synonyms obvious, open, clear, plain, naked, sheer, patent, evident, pronounced, straightforward, outright, glaring, manifest, bald, transparent, noticeable, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, flaunting, palpable, undeniable, brazen, flagrant, indisputable, ostentatious, unmitigated, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, obtrusive, unsubtle, unconcealed |