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blatant

[ bleyt-nt ]

adjective

  1. brazenly obvious; flagrant:

    a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.

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    Antonyms: , ,

  2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous:

    blatant radios.

  3. tastelessly conspicuous:

    the blatant colors of the dress.



blatant

/ ˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. glaringly conspicuous or obvious

    a blatant lie

  2. offensively noticeable

    blatant disregard for a person's feelings

  3. offensively noisy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈٲԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲ· noun
  • ·ٲԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blatant1

Coined by Edmund Spenser in 1596; compare Latin ī “to babble, prate,” ٱ “to talk foolishly, babble”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blatant1

C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin ī to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen
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Example Sentences

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"It feels like a blatant exploitation of my work. To see them plagiarised and used in a book for profit, without permission, and without credit, doesn't just feel unfair," she added.

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The lawsuit alleges that the changes to Head Start have been made in “blatant contravention” of Congress’ approval of funding for the program.

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While the academies’ peer institutions have been criticized by Trump administration officials for giving lip service to the free flow of ideas and information, none have been subjected to such blatant censorship—not yet.

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She added she showed "a blatant disregard for a very high risk of death".

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In fact, all 200 or so deportees on those flights have been illegally rendered to El Salvador in blatant defiance of a judge’s court order to stop them or return those already in the air.

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