Usage Entry 491 / 1011 60-second read

Blatant vs. Flagrant

Very obvious versus shockingly bad.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A flagrant lie.

✓ Correct

A blatant lie.

The ruleii

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)."

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