Vocabulary
Flagrant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Urdu meaning
فاش، قابل مذمت، صریح
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It expresses in the bluntest and most flagrant way the idea that a person is entitled to the attention and body of the person who is being stalked.
- These flagrant violations of international law and norms are met by the world community with tut-tutting, and not much else.
- No two modern leaders have shown such a flagrant disregard for societal norms, religious precepts, and legal undertakings.
- Will the residing powers that be use this opportunity to continue their flagrant disregard for environment in favour of money?
- Those who claim to be friends of the Syrian people need to condemn this flagrant violation of that country`s sovereignty in clear terms.
Synonyms
blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous, naked, barefaced,
Antonyms
unobtrusive, slight,
Curator example
“a flagrant violation of the law”
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