glaring

/'gleəriɳ/ Cách viết khác : (glary) /'gleəri/
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glaring

The teacher pointed out the glaring error in the math problem on the board.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Shining with a harsh, dazzling light: Refers to something emitting an intense, often uncomfortably bright light.
    • Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible: Describes something that is extremely obvious and shocking, typically in a negative way, such as a mistake or injustice.
    • Staring fiercely or angrily: Describes an intense, angry, or fixed stare.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The glaring sun made it difficult to see the road. (The intensely bright sun made it hard to see.)
    • The report contained several glaring errors that undermined its credibility. (The report had very obvious and serious mistakes.)
    • She fixed him with a glaring look of disapproval. (She gave him a fierce, angry stare of disapproval.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Glaringly obvious": Extremely and unmistakably clear.
    • The contradiction in his statement was glaringly obvious to everyone.
  • "Glaring omission": A very obvious and significant thing that has been left out.
    • The absence of any safety protocol was a glaring omission from the plan.
Variants and Related Words
  • Glare (verb/noun): To shine with a harsh light or to stare fiercely; the harsh light or fierce stare itself.
    • The headlights glared in the fog. (verb)
    • He avoided the teacher's glare. (noun)
  • Glaringly (adverb): In a glaring manner.
    • The figures were glaringly incorrect.
Synonyms
  • Blazing, Dazzling, Blinding: For the sense of intense light.
  • Flagrant, Egregious, Gross, Obvious, Conspicuous: For the sense of being obviously bad or wrong.
  • Fierce, Angry, Hostile: For the sense of an angry stare.
Related Phrases
  • In the glare of publicity/spotlight: Under intense public scrutiny or attention.
    • The scandal unfolded in the glare of publicity.
Idioms
  • A glaring inconsistency: A contradiction that is very easy to see and hard to ignore.
    • His alibi had a glaring inconsistency with the security footage.
glaring

The teacher pointed out the glaring error in the math problem on the board.

Adjective
  1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
    • a crying shame
    • an egregious lie
    • flagrant violation of human rights
    • a glaring error
    • gross ineptitude
    • gross injustice
    • rank treachery
  2. shining intensely
    • the blazing sun
    • blinding headlights
    • dazzling snow
    • fulgent patterns of sunlight
    • the glaring sun