Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.

    Missachtung

  2. A mockery or insult.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. It's easier to avoid than to flout.

    Уникнути цього простіше, ніж залишитись. — Ahha

    ruЛегче уклониться, чем идти наперекор. — Maksimo

  2. This allowed the company to flout the law.

  3. A group of teens loudly flouts the distancing guidelines.

  4. He likes to flout rules he takes offense to.

  5. I decided to flout the rules and stay out past curfew.

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
act by which something is flouted:

Origin

Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.

Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.

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Forms

plural: flouts
Singularflout
Pluralflouts

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flout — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto