glaring
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɡɫɛɹɪŋ// UK //ɡlˈeəɹɪŋ// glar·ing
adj. very easy to see or notice, usually because it is a bad mistake or a problem. It can also describe a look that is very angry.
adj. highly obvious or conspicuous, typically in a negative sense such as an error or omission. Also describes a fixed, fierce, or angry stare.
There is a glaring mistake in the report.
The auditor pointed out several glaring inconsistencies in the financial records that the team had somehow missed.
Despite the author's meticulous research, the book suffered from a glaring omission regarding the social impact of the industrial revolution on the local working class.
By surface analysis, glare + -ing.
Usage
Typically used attributively before a noun to emphasize the obviousness of a negative quality.