flout
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flout
- /flaʊt/
- /flʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.
verb flouts · flouting · flouted
- To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.
- To scorn. Yet all ' s not worth a pin, But could not get her; Phillida flouts me. Dick had her to the Vine
noun flouts
- The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law. A flout is when someone deliberately and ostentatiously contravenes a maxim.
- A mockery or insult.
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verb to express contempt for the rules by word or action
| Español | sobreponerse, saltarse a la torera |
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| 中文 | 公然藐視 /藐视、違背 /违背 miǎoshì |
| Português | desrespeitar |
| Deutsch | sich hinwegsetzen über, missachten, pfeifen auf |
| Română | fluiera în biserică |
| Русский | пренебрега́ть prenebregátʹ |
verb to scorn
| 中文 | 藐視 /藐视、鄙視 /鄙视、不屑 bǐshì |
|---|---|
| Português | escarnecer, ridicularizar |
| Français | mépriser, se moquer de |
| Deutsch | verspotten, beleidigen |
| Русский | насмехаться nasmexatʹsja, глумиться glumitʹsja |
noun act by which something is flouted
| Deutsch | Missachtung |
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Talk about this word "flout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flout "flout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flout.Cite this
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title = {flout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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