flagrant
/'fleigrənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible: Describes an action, error, or violation that is so obviously and shockingly wrong that it cannot be ignored or excused.
Usage
The adjective "flagrant" is used to emphasize the brazen, glaring, and offensive nature of a wrongdoing. It often modifies nouns like "violation," "disregard," "error," or "injustice." It suggests the act is done openly and shamelessly.
Examples
- The judge condemned the flagrant violation of the court order.
- It was a flagrant foul that resulted in a red card.
- The company showed flagrant disregard for environmental regulations.
- His actions were a flagrant abuse of power.
Advanced Usage
- "in flagrante delicto": A Latin phrase used in legal contexts meaning "in the very act of committing a misdeed" or "caught red-handed."
- The thief was apprehended in flagrante delicto.
Variants and Related Words
- Flagrantly (adverb): In a conspicuously offensive or glaring manner.
- He flagrantly ignored the safety protocols.
Synonyms
- Blatant: Done openly and unashamedly.
- Egregious: Outstandingly bad or shocking.
- Glaring: Very obvious or conspicuous.
- Gross: Unmitigated, extreme (in a negative sense).
- Rank: Complete and utter (used of something unpleasant).
Antonyms
- Concealed: Kept secret or hidden.
- Minor: Lesser in importance or seriousness.
- Subtle: So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe; not obvious.
Idioms and Phrases
- Flagrant foul: A term in sports, especially basketball, for an unsportsmanlike foul involving excessive or violent contact.
- Flagrant violation: A phrase commonly used in legal and formal contexts to describe an open and deliberate breach of a rule or law.
Adjective
- 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