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flout

UK/flaʊt/ US/flʌʊt/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

treat with contemptuous disregard

  • “flout the rules”
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2.

laugh at with contempt and derision

  • “The crowd jeered at the speaker”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • flout at

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