Flout
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To ignore or disregard (a rule or convention, for example) in an open or defiant way.
transitive verb.
To express contempt for; mock or jeer at.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To play on the flute.
To mock; jeer; scoff; behave with disdain or contumely: with
at
before an object.
To mock or scoff at; treat with disdain or contempt.
Synonyms
See
taunt
.
noun.
A flute.
noun.
A boys' whistle.
noun.
A truss or bundle.
noun.
A mock; a scoff; a gibe.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with
at
.
transitive verb.
To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
noun.
A mock; an insult.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To express
contempt
for the
rules
by word or action.
verb.
To
scorn
.
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verb.
treat with contemptuous disregard
verb.
laugh at with contempt and derision
Word Usage
"The OED’s first attestation of flaunt to mean flout is in 1923, so apparently once the error appeared, it took off like gangbusters."
cross-reference
the broad flout
Form
flouted
flouting
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
bait
brush aside
brush off
cod
discount
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Kraut
Redoubt
about
all-out
bout
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
AZ
act
adventurousness
archness
carryover
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Parthian shot
abase
affront
aspersion
atrocity
verb-form
flouted
flouting
flouts