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Flout

/flʌʊt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Flout"

noun

1
The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.
2
A mockery or insult.

verb

1
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
2
To scorn.

🔄 Synonyms of "Flout"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
jeerverb	(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
scoffverb	(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
barracknoun	(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
gibenoun	Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flout"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
scoffverb	(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
jeerverb	(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
barrackverb	(transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
gibeverb	Alternative spelling of jibe. [(transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.]
violateverb	(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
infringeverb	(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
disobeyverb	(intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.
contraveneverb	(transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
defyverb	(transitive) To refuse to obey.
scornverb	(transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
despiseverb	To regard with contempt or scorn.
disregardverb	(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
underestimateverb	(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
ignoreverb	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
disrespectverb	(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
neglectverb	(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
mockverb	To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
challengeverb	(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass