SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
egregious
adjective
Exceptionally and conspicuously bad.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Conspicuously bad
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Usage distinction
Return to topEgregious marks exceptional badness; an ordinary minor mistake would not usually qualify.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See egregious in use
The editor corrected an egregious error on the opening page.
An egregious mistake in the museum's own correction then identified the wrong person as responsible for all the invented labels.
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