# egregious

Pronunciation: say "i-GREE-jus" /ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/

## Adjective

1. Outstandingly bad in a way that is obvious and shocking; flagrant.
   - Simple: Very bad in a way that is shocking and easy to notice.
   - _The report called the agency's handling of the complaints an egregious abuse of power._
   - _It was one of the most egregious cases of fraud the auditors had ever seen._

## Origin

At first the word was praise, describing someone who stood out from the flock. It joins Latin ēgregius, made of e- ("out of") and grex ("flock"), with the English ending -ous, which goes back to Latin -osus ("full of").

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