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Definition of flagrant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flagrant

adjective
 
/ˈfleɪɡrənt/
 
/ˈfleɪɡrənt/
(disapproving)
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  1. (of an action) that shocks you because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc. synonym blatant
    • a flagrant abuse of human rights
    • a flagrant breach of copyright
    • He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFlagrant is used with these nouns:
    • abuse
    • breach
    • disregard
    • …
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    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blazing’): from French, or from Latin flagrant- ‘blazing’, from the verb flagrare.
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