Flagitious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

shockingly brutal or cruel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flædʒˈɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fladʒˈɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fladʒˈɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /flædʒˈɪʃəs/.

Examples

a flagitious crime
heinous accusations
murder is an atrocious crime

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grievous atrocious heinous monstrous

Parts of Speech

adjective	extremely wicked, deeply criminal “a flagitious crime”
adjective	shockingly brutal or cruel “murder is an atrocious crime”

Word Forms

heinousness	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
atrocity	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
atrociousness	noun	the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
monster	noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
monstrosity	noun	something hideous or frightful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fragwürdig

äußerst böse, zutiefst kriminell

🇫🇷French

flagiteux

extrêmement méchant, profondément criminel

🇪🇸Spanish

malvado

extremadamente malvado, profundamente criminal

🇮🇹Italian

flagrante

estremamente malvagio, profondamente criminale

🇳🇱Dutch

schandelijk

extreem slecht, diep crimineel

🇵🇹Portuguese

flagrante

extremamente perverso, profundamente criminoso

🇷🇺Russian

позорный

чрезвычайно злой, глубоко преступный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिदुष्ट

अत्यंत दुष्ट, घोर अपराधी

🇧🇩Bengali

পতাকাঙ্কিত

অত্যন্ত দুষ্ট, গভীর অপরাধী

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடிய

மிகவும் பொல்லாத, ஆழமான குற்றவாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వజమెత్తారు

చాలా చెడ్డ, లోతైన నేరస్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

ध्वजांकित

अत्यंत दुष्ट, गंभीर गुन्हेगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લેગિટિવ

અત્યંત દુષ્ટ, ઊંડો ગુનેગાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವಜಭರಿತ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಷ್ಟ, ಆಳವಾದ ಅಪರಾಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊടിയേറ്റം

അങ്ങേയറ്റം ദുഷ്ടൻ, ആഴത്തിലുള്ള കുറ്റവാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲੈਗਟਿਵ

ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ, ਡੂੰਘਾ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرچم دار

انتہائی شریر، گہرا مجرم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丑恶

极其邪恶，严重犯罪

🇯🇵Japanese

浮気性の

非常に邪悪な、非常に犯罪的な

🇰🇷Korean

불길한

극도로 사악한, 심각한 범죄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lá cờ

cực kỳ độc ác, tội phạm sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

โจ่งแจ้ง

ชั่วร้ายอย่างยิ่งและเป็นอาชญากรอย่างลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjijikkan

sangat jahat, sangat kriminal

🇲🇾Malay

berciri-ciri

sangat jahat, sangat jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاضح

شرير للغاية، إجرامي للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

پرچمدار

بسیار شرور، عمیقا جنایتکار

🇹🇷Turkish

sabıkalı

Son derece kötü, son derece suçlu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דגלוני

מרושע ביותר, פושע עמוק

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