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- Dictionaryflout/flaʊt/
verb
- 1. openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention): "the advertising code is being flouted"
- 2. mock; scoff: archaic "the women pointed and flouted at her"
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to intentionally disobey a rule or law, or to intentionally avoid behavior that is usual or expected: They think they can flout the law and get away with it. He conducted business in his pajamas to flout convention. (Definition of flout from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of FLOUT is to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn. How to use flout in a sentence. Did you know? Flaunt vs. Flout: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Flout.
As a noun, it is a contemptuous remark or insult. Wrote William Shakespeare, “Flout 'em, and scout 'em; and scout 'em and flout 'em; Thought is free.”. Definitions of flout. verb. treat with contemptuous disregard. “ flout the rules”. synonyms: scoff. see more. verb.
If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.
In general, flout means to openly disregard or disrespect something that is widely accepted or expected. Example sentences containing flout. 1. He chose to flout the dress code, arriving at the formal event in jeans and a t-shirt. 2. Some motorists consistently flout traffic laws, endangering themselves and others. 3.
Synonyms for FLOUT: disregard, despise, forget, dismiss, overlook, scorn, neglect, disparage; Antonyms of FLOUT: accept, use, approve
v.t. 1. to treat with disdain or scorn; scoff at: to flout the rules. v.i. 2. to show disdain or scorn; scoff, mock, or gibe. n. 3. a disdainful or scornful remark or act; insult; gibe.
To mock; to insult; to treat with mockery and contempt. Etymology: fluyten, Dutch; flouwe, Frisick. You must flout my insufficiency. William Shakespeare.
flout. verb. To express contempt for the rules and law by (word or action). synonyms. gibe. jeer. scoff. barrack. AI Feedback. The word "flout" is correct and can be used in written English. To "flout" means to blatantly disregard or disobey a rule or convention.
1. treat with contemptuous disregard; - Example: "flout the rules" [syn: scoff, flout] 2. laugh at with contempt and derision; - Example: "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Flout \Flout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
