flagrant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fla·grant BrE [ˈfleɪɡrənt] NAmE [ˈfleɪɡrənt] adjective
(of an action)shocking because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc.
Syn: ↑blatant
•a flagrant abuse of human rights
•a flagrant breach of copyright
•He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.
Derived Word: ↑flagrantly

Word Origin:
[flagrant flagrantly] late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blazing’): from French, or from Latin flagrant- ‘blazing’, from the verb flagrare.

Example Bank:
•He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.
•This is a flagrant breach of copyright.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crying(a), egregious, glaring, gross, rank