egregious

Meaning

1. Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
2. Outrageously bad; shocking.

Synonyms

gross

glaring

flagrant

crying

rank

outrageous

notorious

presumptuous

scandalous

scurrilous

shocking

singular

unconscionable

unheard

unmerited

unprecedented

be dazzling

aggravated

preclare

arrant

distasteful

eminent

especial

grand

inordinate

Translations

flagrant

unerhört

egregio

kötülük

abscheulich

distinguiert

abominable

escandalós

skandalös

ungeheuer

schmählich

ungeheuerlich

hochverehrt

von hohem Rang

schändlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/

Etymology

From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".