egregious

adjective

i-GREE-jus/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/

1 meaning of egregious

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adjective
Very bad in a way that is shocking and easy to notice.
Cheating on the final exam was an egregious thing to do.
The hotel's egregious treatment of its workers made the news.
UsageOften used before a noun, as in an egregious error.
Similarflagrant, blatant, glaring, outrageous, gross

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Origin

It comes from a Latin word built from "out of" and "flock". At first it meant something good: standing out from the flock.