Blatant

/ˈbleɪtənt/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Offensively noisy or loud.

The blatant shouting from the crowd was distracting.

Conspicuously and offensively lacking in subtlety.

The politician's blatant attempt to bribe the officials was caught on camera.

Completely obvious; done openly and unashamedly.

His blatant disregard for the rules got him into trouble.

Derived from the Latin word 'blatans', the present participle of 'blatare', which means 'to bleat'.

blatant disregard:

An obvious lack of concern or attention.

blatant hypocrisy:

Openly contradictory behavior or statements.

blatant favoritism:

Obvious bias towards someone.

In your face

His in-your-face attitude made it clear he didn’t care about others’ opinions.

No shame

She had no shame in her blatant attempt to get attention.