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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.
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.
flout something to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it synonym defy. Motorists regularly flout the law. to flout authority/convention; She likes flouting convention and doing her own thing.
to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom: Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets. flout convention The orchestra decided to flout convention, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert. flout tradition The show flouted traditions of respect for authority. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
To flout is to scorn or show contempt for. "I flout the law and the concept of civilian safety by making a concerted effort to jaywalk every time I cross a street."
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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.
FLOUT definition: to intentionally not obey or accept something: . Learn more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun flout mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flout, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
