English vocabulary · C1
Egregious
/ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs/ · adj.
It means so bad that it stands out clearly from everything else around it.
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Example sentences
- The referee made an egregious error that changed the game.
- His egregious lie was caught on video.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- e — out of (from Latin)
- greg — flock (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- OUTRAGEOUS (behavior violates all standards of decency)
- FLAGRANT (wrongdoing is done openly and boldly)
- GLARING (a flaw or error is impossible to miss)
Words with the same root
greg — flock
- gregarious — enjoying being in a group — naturally social and flock-like
- congregate — to gather together as a group or flock
- aggregate — a total formed by combining all parts of a group
Lesson notes
Egregious. It means so bad that it stands out clearly from everything else around it.
Similar words are outrageous, flagrant, and glaring. Use egregious when a bad act is so wrong that everyone can see it.
The referee made an egregious error that changed the game. His egregious lie was caught on video.
From Latin. E means out of. Greg means flock. So far out of the flock that everyone stares. That is egregious.