flagrant

[US]/ˈfleɪɡrənt/
[UK]/ˈfleɪɡrənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. glaring; blatant; intolerable; notorious.

Phrases & Collocations

flagrant violation

Example Sentences

a flagrant violation of the law.

a glaring error.See Synonyms at flagrant

gross injustice.See Synonyms at flagrant

rank treachery.See Synonyms at flagrant

their flagrant disregard of the rules

Telling the story was a flagrant breach of trust.

Jordan, of all people, committed a flagrant foul.

a blatant attempt to whitewash his country's misdeeds.Flagrant,

The attack on civilians is a flagrant violation of the peace agreement.

a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government.See Usage Note at blatant

She failed to appear for the rehearsal, in flagrant violation of her contract.

in flagrant disregard of the law. What isglaring is blatantly and painfully manifest:

was subjected to outrageous cruelty. What isflagrant is glaringly or scandalously reprehensible:

an instance of flagrant corruption. Acase is an action, an occurrence, or a condition that constitutes a specific instance of something being discussed, decided, or treated:

Real-world Examples

Investigators say they found flagrant safety violations.

Source: PBS English News

This is a flagrant violation of my rights!

Source: "Green Book" Original Soundtrack

They are in flagrant disregard of the life, property and well-being of civilians.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2018

Britain's foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, denounced the seizure as a " flagrant violation of international law."

Source: New York Times

The Lebanese Prime Minister described the assault as flagrant attack on the Lebanese state.World news from the BBC.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2014

Cinderella was unconscionable, but this is just flagrant.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2023 Collection

The statement said the exercises were a flagrant violation of its recent agreements with the United States and South Korea.

Source: VOA Special English: World

A judge had threatened to suspend the APP ruling that a message it sent to Brazilian users was flagrant disinformation.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

It's interesting that the perpetrator of so flagrant a vote-buying scheme would be such a success in the audit business.

Source: Time

Some flagrant flatterers flattered him even his flatfoot.

Source: Pan Pan

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