flouter

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flout /flaʊt/   v. [~ + object]

1. to treat with disdain or scorn;
   scoff at:
   to flout the rules.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flout  (flout), v.t. 

1. to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt;
   scoff at;
   mock:
   to flout the rules of propriety.

v.i. 

2. to show disdain, scorn, or contempt;
   scoff, mock, or gibe (often fol. by at).

n. 

3. a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act;
   insult;
   gibe.

• 1350–1400; Middle English flouten to play the flute; compare Dutch fluiten to play the flute, jeer

flout′er, n. 
flout′ing•ly, adv. 
Usage

See flaunt.