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verb
- 1. openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): "these same companies still flout basic ethical practices"
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.
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 definition: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. See examples of FLOUT used in a sentence.
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.”
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. (flout) tr.v. flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts. 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.
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.
