flout
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flout
show contempt for; scoff at: He flouted convention by wearing shorts to the black tie affair.
Not to be confused with:
flaunt – show off; display ostentatiously: She flaunted the large diamond in her engagement ring.
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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.
[Perhaps from Middle English flouten, to play the flute, from Old French flauter, from flaute, flute; see flute.]
flout′er n.
flout′ing·ly adv.
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flout
(flaʊt)vb
(when: intr, usually foll by at) to show contempt (for); scoff or jeer (at)
[C16: perhaps from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from Old French flauter compare Dutch fluiten; see flute]
ˈflouter n
ˈfloutingly adv
Usage: See at flaunt
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flout
(flaʊt)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.
[1350–1400; Middle English: to play the flute; compare Dutch fluiten to play the flute, jeer]
flout′er, n.
flout′ing•ly, adv.
usage: See flaunt.
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flout
, flaunt - Flout means "defy, ignore" and flaunt means "show off."See also related terms for ignore.
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flout
Past participle: flouted
Gerund: flouting
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Verb | 1. | flout - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" |
2. | flout - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
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flout
verb defy, scorn, spurn, scoff at, outrage, insult, mock, scout (archaic), ridicule, taunt, deride, sneer at, jeer at, take the piss out of (taboo slang), laugh in the face of, show contempt for, gibe at, treat with disdain illegal campers who persist in flouting the law
mind, value, note, regard, respect, attend, honour, esteem, heed, revere, pay attention to see flaunt
mind, value, note, regard, respect, attend, honour, esteem, heed, revere, pay attention to see flaunt
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flout
verbTo refuse or fail to obey:
Idiom: pay no attention to.
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Translations
يَسْتَخِف ب، يَسْتَهْزِء، يرفُض أن يُطيع
opovrhovatpřehlížet
lade hånt omtrodse
virîa aî vettugi
nepaisyti
neievērotneņemt vērā
znižovať
hiçe saymak
flout
[flaʊt] VT (= ignore) → no prestar atención a, ignorar; (= mock) → burlarse de; [+ law] → incumplirCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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flout
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flout
[flaʊt] vt (order) → contravvenire a; (advice) → ignorare deliberatamente; (conventions, society) → sfidareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flout
(flaut) verb to refuse to respect or obey. He flouted the headmaster's authority.
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