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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.
Stephen Kinzer

Meaning of "flagrant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAGRANT

From Latin flagrāre to blaze, burn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGRANT

flagrant  [ˈfleɪɡrənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGRANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flagrant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLAGRANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flagrant

Flagrant may refer to: ▪ Flagrant foul, a term in basketball ▪ In flagrante delicto, caught in the act of committing a crime...

Definition of flagrant in the English dictionary

The definition of flagrant in the dictionary is openly outrageous. Other definition of flagrant is burning or blazing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGRANT


apparent
əˈpærənt
conflagrant
kənˈfleɪɡrənt
current
ˈkʌrənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
emigrant
ˈɛmɪɡrənt
fragrant
ˈfreɪɡrənt
immigrant
ˈɪmɪɡrənt
infragrant
ɪnˈfreɪɡrənt
inmigrant
ˈɪnˌmaɪɡrənt
integrant
ˈɪntəɡrənt
migrant
ˈmaɪɡrənt
nonimmigrant
ˌnɒnˈɪmɪɡrənt
nonmigrant
ˌnɒnˈmaɪɡrənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
torrent
ˈtɒrənt
transmigrant
trænzˈmaɪɡrənt
transparent
trænsˈpærənt
vagrant
ˈveɪɡrənt
vibrant
ˈvaɪbrənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGRANT

flagitious
flagitiously
flagitiousness
flagless
flagman
flagmen
flagon
flagpole
flagrance
flagrancy
flagrante delicto
flagrantly
flagrantness
flags
flagship
Flagstad
flagstaff
flagstaves
flagstick
flagstone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGRANT

block grant
capitation grant
death grant
development grant
digital immigrant
economic migrant
equalization grant
five-star restaurant
grant
home improvement grant
illegal immigrant
improvement grant
investment grant
land grant
landed immigrant
maintenance grant
maternity grant
regrant
restaurant
student grant

Synonyms and antonyms of flagrant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLAGRANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flagrant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flagrant

Translation of «flagrant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGRANT

Find out the translation of flagrant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagrant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagrant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

明目张胆的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flagrante
570 millions of speakers

English

flagrant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्वलंत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاضح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вопиющее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagrante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flagrant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flagrant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目に余る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극악무도한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

minh bạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்படையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उघडकीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göze batan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flagrante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rażące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кричуще
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flagrant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάφωρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flagrante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flagrant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagrant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagrant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGRANT»

The term «flagrant» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGRANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flagrant

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6 QUOTES WITH «FLAGRANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flagrant.
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Jose Maria Aznar
Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
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Preet Bharara
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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Vince Cable
Where there is flagrant abuse of corporate entities we must and will seek to tackle it.
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Samuel Hopkins
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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Stephen Kinzer
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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John Shadegg
Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of state and federal laws.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGRANT»

Discover the use of flagrant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flagrant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flagrant Foul
Flagrant Foul chronicles Barry's battle to overcome a troubled childhood in able to become the man he felt God calling him to be. This inspiring memoir proves that restoration, reversal, and reconciliation are possible through God's grace.
Barry Jones, 2009
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Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas
So begins Dale Carpenter’s "gripping and brilliantly researched" Flagrant Conduct, a work nine years in the making that transforms our understanding of what we thought we knew about Lawrence v.
Dale Carpenter, 2012
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Flagrant Misconduct
This story also captures the budding friendship between two athletes from different cultural backgrounds. Their friendship, threatened by the unintended consequences of school busing, would change both of their lives forever.
Eddie Thompkins, 2011
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Fast and Louche: Confessions of a flagrant sinner
Jeremy Scott had them all and then went on to: * Have an Evelyn Waugh like youth * Poison a battalion of the British Army (deliberately) * Work as a gigolo (well, he tried, amongst the glitterati of New York) * Get Edward Heath stoned on ...
Jeremy Scott, 2010
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The Flagrant Dead
As Walt Whitman, in Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, went from one place to another and, at the same time, from the past to the future, so, in The Crossing, a central poem of this volume, do we continue that journey.
Stephen Bluestone, 2007
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Fonnie Flagrant
Fonnie Bishop is an ornery girl and she doesn't care who knows it.
R. Caresse Hightower, 2008
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Negative Contexts: Collocation, Polarity and Multiple Negation
Consider an adjective such as flagrant. This word is an intensifier collocating with words with a negative meaning or connotation:60 (67) a. Flagrant human rights abuses b. *Flagrant adherence to human rights c. Flagrant contradiction d.
Ton van der Wouden, 2002
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Flagrant Foul
In Flagrant Foul, two fashionable city girls discover what love is and how it feels to lose it.
A'Rhonda Hickerson, 2010
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Language-Change Index brandishment misused for blandishment: Stage 1 blatant; flagrant. Despite a fairly well-defined distinction, each word is misused for the other. What is blatant stands out glaringly or repugnantly; what is flagrant is ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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World Criminal Justice Systems: A Comparative Survey
If the offense is classified as flagrant, all of the above mentioned parties could be involved in the investigation. Article 52 explains what constitutes a flagrant offense. The felony or misdemeanor that is in the process of being committed or which ...
Richard J. Terrill, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGRANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagrant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ellen Pao has resigned as the CEO of Reddit and will be replaced …
The company updated its policies in May to give moderators the ability to remove flagrant content and ban offenders. Vocal members of the ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
2
Republicans Have Needlessly Undermined their Ability to Resist...
In overt contempt for our nation and president, Tehran is already in flagrant violation of the “Joint Plan of Action” it agreed to with the ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
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The Government is too smart not to ignore the Official Information Act
... was just one of countless examples of the Government stretching the limits of the Official Information Act, if not committing flagrant breaches. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Peter J. Devlin: Mom made a pretty good salad
A Beef Wellington is the most flagrant I remember. All I knew at the outset was it's beef wrapped in pastry. I chose an inferior cut of beef and ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
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Uighurs face 'grim' return to China as authorities level terrorism claims
... incompatible with an international convention against torture, and the U.N. refugee agency called it a “flagrant violation of international law.”. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Decision to send Uighurs back lacked human empathy
The UN refugee agency, meanwhile, called Thailand's action "a flagrant violation of international law, while the United States voiced concern ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
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Before APC falls apart: A reply to Dele Momodu
The article, an epitome in subtle double-speak, dexterous meandering as well as an exemplification in flagrant double standard is also an ... «The News, Jul 15»
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Man who sold heroin while on U.S. probation sentenced to 20 years
“It's hard to conceptualize a more flagrant violation of your supervised release,” he said. fgreen@timesdispatch.com. (804) 649-6340. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Daily Mail: 'We want to find out who shot down the plane'
The Kyiv Post will ban flagrant violators. If you think that a comment or commentator should be banned, please flag the offending material. «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
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Bagley Cartoon: The Koch brothers' Utah minions
Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. If you see an objectionable comment, please alert us by clicking the arrow on the upper right side of ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»

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