Blatant, a word invented by Spenser in the 16th century, generally refers to bad behaviour which is done openly: a blatant lie is one which is very obviously a lie.
Flagrant also refers to behaviour which is obviously bad or immoral, and is often applied to concrete breaches of laws, rules, and regulations: a flagrant violation of school rules.
Nowadays there is considerable overlap in meaning between them, with blatant often applied to such breaches, though purists will maintain the distinction. The adverb blatantly (unlike flagrantly) has developed a weakened meaning, especially in youth slang, as a stock form of intensifier like absolutely and extremely: this song is blatantly subtle.
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