adj
blatant
BLAY-tuhnt
adj
1
Completely obvious and unashamed, especially about something wrong.
"It was a blatant lie, and everyone in the room knew it."
"The referee ignored a blatant foul right in front of him."
How to Use Blatant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo obvious it can't be missed or excused, often used about bad behaviour done openly.
Common mistake
Blatant almost always carries a negative judgment — you wouldn't call a kind act "blatant."
Common pairings
blatant lie
blatant disregard
blatantly obvious
Word Forms
more blatant comparative, most blatant superlative
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Etymology
Coined by the poet Edmund Spenser in 1596 for his monstrous "blatant beast," likely inspired by "bleat" — the idea of something loudly and harshly sounding off.