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blatant

Adjective

IPA /ˈbleɪtnt/

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Very obvious and openly done, despite being wrong or unacceptable.

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blatant/ˈbleɪtnt/

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A rule clearly forbids copying
Someone openly copies the whole report
The wrongdoing is impossible to miss

A blatant breach is obvious and openly committed despite being unacceptable.

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He told a blatant lie about where the missing biscuits had gone.
Copying an entire report was a blatant breach of the course rules.

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blatant — Very obvious and openly done, despite being wrong or unacceptable.

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Very obvious and openly done, despite being wrong or unacceptable.

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