flout

flout  (flout)

v. flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts

v.tr.

To show contempt for; scorn: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt.

v.intr.

To be scornful.

n.

A contemptuous action or remark; an insult.

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[Perhaps from Middle English flouten, to play the flute, from Old French flauter, from flaute, flute; see flute.]

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flouter n.

flouting·ly adv.

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flout [flaʊt]

vb

(when intr, usually foll by at) to show contempt (for); scoff or jeer (at)

[perhaps from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from Old French flauter compare Dutch fluiten; see flute]

flouter  n

floutingly  adv

Usage: See at flaunt

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	flout - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" scoff 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" jeer, scoff, gibe, barrack bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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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

Translations

flout [flaʊt] VT (= ignore) → no prestar atención a, ignorar; (= mock) → burlarse de; [+ law] → incumplir

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flout [ˈflaʊt] vt [+ law, regulations] → se moquer de, faire fi de

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flout

vt → sich hinwegsetzen über (+acc), → missachten; convention, society → pfeifen auf (+acc)

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flout [flaʊt] vt (order) → contravvenire a; (advice) → ignorare deliberatamente; (conventions, society) → sfidare

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flout [flaʊt] vt (order) → contravvenire a; (advice) → ignorare deliberatamente; (conventions, society) → sfidare

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flout

v flout [flaut]

to refuse to respect or obey He flouted the headmaster's authority. verontagsaam; negeer; met veragting behandel يَسْتَخِف ب، يَسْتَهْزِء، يرفُض أن يُطيع пренебрегвам přehlížet, opovrhovat trodse; lade hånt om verhöhnen αψηφώ, περιφρονώ burlarse de ignoreerima زیر پا گذاشتن؛ تحقیر کردن uhmata se moquer de לְזַלזֵל अवहेलना narugati se, odbiti poslušnost (ki)gúnyol, fitymál mencemoohkan virða að vettugi disprezzare, schernire ばかにする 경멸하다 nepaisyti, ignoruoti neievērot; neņemt vērā mencemuh negeren håne, spotte (z)lekceważyć, sprzeciwić się desrespeitar a râde (de), a-şi bate joc (de) относиться с пренебрежением znižovať zasmehovati ignorisati trotsa เยาะเย้ย hiçe saymak 藐視, 輕視 зневажати تضحیک کرنا phỉ báng; miệt thị 藐视,轻视