adjective

blatant

BLAY-tunt/ˈbleɪtnt/

Very obvious in an offensive or shameless way.

Smoking directly beneath the prohibition sign is a blatant violation.

A man openly smokes directly beneath a clear no-smoking pictogram, looking unconcerned while the man beside him recoils from the smoke: an unmistakable, shameless violation in plain sight.

Etymology

Spenser coined the word for a thousand-tongued beast representing slander. Its meaning shifted from offensively noisy to glaringly obvious, retaining the suggestion of something objectionable.

In context

David Diga Hernandez7:03

I'm going to be presenting these lies in a very blatant, obvious way. But it's possible that you're believing one of these lies in a subconscious way, in a subtle way

Demonic Lies Too Many Christians Believe

More examples

The referee missed a blatant foul.
She challenged his blatant disregard for the rules.
The false claim was too blatant to ignore.

Forms

blatant · more blatant · most blatant

Similar words

flagrant: Especially stresses a serious, openly offensive violation.
obvious: Easily noticed without necessarily being offensive or shameless.