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blatant

/ˈbleɪtnt/adjective

उच्चारण ब्लेट्न्ट

खुल्लम-खुल्ला, स्पष्ट और बेशर्म (गलत काम)

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adjective
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    disapproving

    (of something bad) done in an open and obvious way, without any shame

    खुल्लम-खुल्ला, स्पष्ट और बेशर्म (गलत काम)

    • a blatant lie in front of the whole class
    • blatant disregard for the traffic rules
    • It was a blatant attempt to cheat in the exam.
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    • The referee ignored a blatant foul.
    • He told a blatant lie to avoid punishment.
    • The advertisement was a blatant copy of a rival's idea.

    Synonyms flagrant barefaced shameless

    Opposite subtle hidden discreet

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bla·tant

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blatant or flagrant?

Both describe open wrongdoing. Blatant stresses that it is obvious and shameless: 'a blatant lie'. Flagrant stresses that it is shocking and serious: 'a flagrant violation of human rights'.

दोनों खुले गलत काम के लिए हैं। Blatant में ज़ोर इस बात पर है कि वह स्पष्ट और बेशर्म है, जैसे 'a blatant lie'। Flagrant में ज़ोर इस बात पर है कि वह घोर और गंभीर है, जैसे 'a flagrant violation of human rights'।

The blatant/flagrant pair is a sentence-improvement item.

Sentence improvement में blatant और flagrant का अंतर पूछा जाता है।