What does egregious mean in English? Meaning of egregious definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "egregious": conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Adjective
Meaning: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensibleExample: a crying shame
an egregious lie
flagrant violation of human rights
a glaring error
gross ineptitude
gross injustice
rank treacherySynonyms: crying
egregious
flagrant
glaring
gross
rankSimilar: conspicuousAdjective: Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion. The student has made egregious errors on the examination. 16thC, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!" c1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3, My lord, you give me most egregious indignity. 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1] When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious. 2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, The Daily Telegraph (Review): She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection ... It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal: ... her gorgeousness being so egregious that even breezes oblige with their tousle-fanning effects ...16thC, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"c1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3, My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1] When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious.2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, The Daily Telegraph (Review): She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection ... It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal: ... her gorgeousness being so egregious that even breezes oblige with their tousle-fanning effects ...Outrageously bad; shocking.Synonyms:
grievous, scandalous, deplorable, flagrant, heinous, nefarious, atrocious, shocking, glaring, intolerable, extreme, arrant, capital, gross, infamous, insufferable, monstrous, notorious, outright, preposterous, rank, stark,
Antonyms:
concealed, hidden, minor, good, mild, little, secondary, slight,
