flagrancy
Blatant, shameless obviousness
Flagrancy is the quality of being blatant, shocking, or openly offensive.
It emphasizes how obvious or undisguised a violation is: the flagrancy of the abuse, the sheer flagrancy of the lie.
The word appears most often in legal and formal contexts, describing conduct so brazen it demands attention or response.
Offensively conspicuous
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
- overtPlainly apparent to all
brazen · barefaced · shameless · undisguised · unconcealed · obvious · unmistakable · patent
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- floutingOpenly disobeying rules
- violationBreaking of rules
disregard · contumacy · noncompliance · rebellion · willfulness · recalcitrance · brazenness · impudence
Morally offensive or shocking
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- atrociousAppallingly, shockingly wicked
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- heinousOdiously, shockingly evil
outrageous · unconscionable · appalling · notorious · infamous · disgraceful · shameful · deplorable
blatant
Offensively conspicuous
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
overt · brazen · barefaced · shameless · undisguised · unconcealed · obvious · unmistakable · patent · transparent
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- floutingOpenly disobeying rules
violation · disregard · contumacy · noncompliance · rebellion · willfulness · recalcitrance · brazenness · impudence · audacity
scandalous
Morally offensive or shocking
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- atrociousAppallingly, shockingly wicked
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
heinous · outrageous · unconscionable · appalling · notorious · infamous · disgraceful · shameful · deplorable · reprehensible
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
flagrancysubtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
concealment · covertness · hiddenness · secrecy · discretion
flagrancyinnocuousness
Quality of causing no harm
harmlessness · inoffensiveness · triviality · mildness · blamelessness
- flagrant foulUnnecessary or excessive contact