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verb
- 1. openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): "these same companies still flout basic ethical practices"
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)
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.
These days, the verb flout means "to scorn," as in to scorn a law, person, or social norm by defying it. 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.”
1. To ignore or disregard (a rule or convention, for example) in an open or defiant way: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt. 2. Archaic To express contempt for; mock or jeer at. [Perhaps from Middle English flouten, to play the flute, from Old French flauter, from flaute, flute; see flute .] flout′er n.
5 days ago · to mock or scoff at; show scorn or contempt for. 2. to openly disregard, as by rejecting, defying, or ignoring. verb intransitive. 3. to be scornful; show contempt; jeer; scoff. noun. 4. a scornful or contemptuous action or speech; mockery; scoffing; insult.
Check pronunciation: flout. Definition of flout verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Flout definition: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. See examples of FLOUT used in a sentence.
