Flout
21flout — [[t]fla͟ʊt[/t]] flouts, flouting, flouted VERB 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. [V n] ...illegal campers who persist in flouting the law... [V n]… …
22flout — [flaʊt] verb 1》 openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention). 2》 archaic mock; scoff. Origin C16: perh. from Du. fluiten whistle, play the flute, hiss (in derision) . Usage On the confusion of flout with flaunt, see flaunt …
23flout — verb (T) to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc: Countries that flout the agreement will have sanctions imposed on them …
24flout — verb countless retailers flout the law by selling cigarettes to children Syn: defy, refuse to obey, disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against; ignore,… …
25flout´ing|ly — flout «flowt», verb, noun. –v.t. to treat with contempt or scorn; mock; scoff at: »The foolish boy flouted his mother s advice. SYNONYM(S): taunt. –v.i. to show contempt or scorn; mock; scoff: »Ah, you may flout and turn up your faces (Robert… …
26flout — I. verb Etymology: probably from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from floute flute Date: 1551 transitive verb to treat with contemptuous disregard ; scorn < flouting the rules > intransitive verb to indulge in scornful behavior Synonyms …
27flout — verb /flaʊt/ a) To express contempt for the rules by word or action. They flouted the conventions and were asked to leave. b) To scorn …
28flout — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, abase, affront, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, barrack, belittle, blaspheme, break, break the law, brickbat, call names, care naught for, caustic remark, chaff, comeback, contemn, contempt, contravene …
29flout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mock, scoff (at). See contempt, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mock, scoff at, spurn; see ridicule , scorn 2 , sneer . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. jeer, scoff, mock, scorn, ridicule, jeer… …
30flout — flaÊŠt v. show scorn, show disdain for; mock …
