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Flouting
[ˈflaʊ̯ɾɪŋ]
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
📖 Definitions of "Flouting"
verb
- 1
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- 2
To scorn.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is flouted.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flouting"
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| 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. |
| 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.] |
| defiancenoun | Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up. |
| scornnoun | (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. |
| contemptnoun | (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. |
| disdainnoun | (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn. |
| disregardnoun | (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to. |
| disrespectnoun | (transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something. |
| ignoringnoun | The act by which something is ignored. |
| non-compliancenoun | Alternative spelling of noncompliance. [A failure to comply.] |
| breachingnoun | The act by which something is breached. |
| breachnoun | (law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment. |
| circumventingverb | (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass |
| defying | defiant |
| disregarding | in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks |
| infringing | violative |
| violatingverb | (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention). |
| contraventionnoun | The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement). |
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