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to intentionally disobey a rule or law, or to intentionally avoid behavior that is usual or expected: They think they can flout the law and get away with it. He conducted business in his pajamas to flout convention. (Definition of flout from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of FLOUT is to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn. How to use flout in a sentence. Did you know? Flaunt vs. Flout: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Flout.
Flout definition: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. See examples of FLOUT used in a sentence.
If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.
to intentionally disobey a rule or law, or to intentionally avoid behavior that is usual or expected: They think they can flout the law and get away with it. He conducted business in his pajamas to flout convention. (Definition of flout from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
These days, the verb flout means "to scorn," as in to scorn a law, person, or social norm by defying it. As a noun, it is a contemptuous remark or insult. Wrote William Shakespeare, “Flout 'em, and scout 'em; and scout 'em and flout 'em; Thought is free.”
1. to treat with disdain or scorn; scoff at: to flout the rules. v.i. 2. to show disdain or scorn; scoff, mock, or gibe. n. 3. a disdainful or scornful remark or act; insult; gibe.
