“A flagrant lie.”
Usage Entry 491 / 1605 60-second read
Blatant vs. Flagrant
Very obvious versus shockingly bad.
The comparisoni
“A blatant lie.”
The ruleii
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BLATANT = obvious. FLAGRANT = shocking.
BLATANT means painfully obvious. FLAGRANT means so bad it is shocking. Overlap exists, but FLAGRANT carries moral outrage.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
FLAGRANT = FLAG raised (outrage)."