Flagrant
adjective
Something that is shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring.
She committed a flagrant violation of the law.
Often appears as...
- flagrant violation
- flagrant disregard
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Disapproving
adjective
Something that is shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring.
She committed a flagrant violation of the law.
Often appears as...
- flagrant violation
- flagrant disregard
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Negative
Flagrant is used to express strong disapproval, often about behavior that is morally wrong or offensive.
The company was accused of flagrant environmental pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal contexts, flagrant can describe actions that obviously violate laws or rules.
He was found guilty of a flagrant breach of the trading regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Subtle
Flagrant is the opposite of subtle; it highlights something unmistakably bad or conspicuous.
The reporter uncovered flagrant corruption within the organization.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Negative
Flagrant is used to express strong disapproval, often about behavior that is morally wrong or offensive.
The company was accused of flagrant environmental pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal contexts, flagrant can describe actions that obviously violate laws or rules.
He was found guilty of a flagrant breach of the trading regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Subtle
Flagrant is the opposite of subtle; it highlights something unmistakably bad or conspicuous.
The reporter uncovered flagrant corruption within the organization.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Negative
Flagrant is used to express strong disapproval, often about behavior that is morally wrong or offensive.
The company was accused of flagrant environmental pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal contexts, flagrant can describe actions that obviously violate laws or rules.
He was found guilty of a flagrant breach of the trading regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Subtle
Flagrant is the opposite of subtle; it highlights something unmistakably bad or conspicuous.
The reporter uncovered flagrant corruption within the organization.
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Roxane Gay: Confessions...
Some of my transgressions are more flagrant. If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that is her choice, and it is not my place to judge. If a woman chooses to stay home to raise her children, I embrace that choice, too. The problem is not that she makes herself economically vulnerable in that choice;
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Grisly Wildlife Trade...
signers of the Convention yet many of their citizens show flagrant disregard for the agreement and there's been little enforcement by the respective governments along the border more bears are kept in tiny cages awaiting the day
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The myth of Arachne -...
Her tapestry was almost alive, filled with movement and lustrous colors that winked triumphantly. When Athena saw Arachne's undeniably better and flagrantly subversive work, she flew into a rage and turned on the human weaver.
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Roxane Gay: Confessions...
Some of my transgressions are more flagrant. If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that is her choice, and it is not my place to judge. If a woman chooses to stay home to raise her children, I embrace that choice, too. The problem is not that she makes herself economically vulnerable in that choice;
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Grisly Wildlife Trade...
signers of the Convention yet many of their citizens show flagrant disregard for the agreement and there's been little enforcement by the respective governments along the border more bears are kept in tiny cages awaiting the day
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The myth of Arachne -...
Her tapestry was almost alive, filled with movement and lustrous colors that winked triumphantly. When Athena saw Arachne's undeniably better and flagrantly subversive work, she flew into a rage and turned on the human weaver.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
If the nose has become a deeply disillusioned and grief-stricken organ in the modern world, then what of the ear? The poor little ear - such an innocent, intelligent and sensitive creature; in these times of such flagrant sonic brutality, the sense within the ear has much to contend with.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant human rights violations, and sought to build democratic political institutions.
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
When Enron collapsed, through court processes, thousands and thousands of emails came out that were internal, and it provided a window into how the whole company was managed. It was all the little decisions that supported the flagrant violations.
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Matthew Walker
English Scientist
What is dreaming, and what happens, and are there any real benefits to dreaming? Well, to take a step back, I think it's important to note that dreaming essentially is a time when we all become flagrantly psychotic.
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Samuel Hopkins
American Clergyman
If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
We have witnessed the most educated, successful, and monied professionals in the country put their companies - not to mention their own liberty - at risk by engaging in flagrant and foolhardy illegal conduct.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
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Dominic Raab
British Politician
While we have some of the toughest anti-discrimination laws in the world, we are blind to some of the most flagrant discrimination - against men.
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John Shadegg
American Politician
Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of state and federal laws.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
The representation of women in hip-hop has long been so flagrantly unkind.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
If the nose has become a deeply disillusioned and grief-stricken organ in the modern world, then what of the ear? The poor little ear - such an innocent, intelligent and sensitive creature; in these times of such flagrant sonic brutality, the sense within the ear has much to contend with.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant human rights violations, and sought to build democratic political institutions.
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
When Enron collapsed, through court processes, thousands and thousands of emails came out that were internal, and it provided a window into how the whole company was managed. It was all the little decisions that supported the flagrant violations.
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Matthew Walker
English Scientist
What is dreaming, and what happens, and are there any real benefits to dreaming? Well, to take a step back, I think it's important to note that dreaming essentially is a time when we all become flagrantly psychotic.
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Samuel Hopkins
American Clergyman
If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
We have witnessed the most educated, successful, and monied professionals in the country put their companies - not to mention their own liberty - at risk by engaging in flagrant and foolhardy illegal conduct.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
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Dominic Raab
British Politician
While we have some of the toughest anti-discrimination laws in the world, we are blind to some of the most flagrant discrimination - against men.
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John Shadegg
American Politician
Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of state and federal laws.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
The representation of women in hip-hop has long been so flagrantly unkind.
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