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flout
[ flout ]
flout
/ ڱʊ /
verb
- whenintr, usually foll by at to show contempt (for); scoff or jeer (at)
Usage
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈڱdzܳپԲ, adverb
- ˈڱdzܳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڱdzܳİ noun
- ڱdzܳiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ڱdzܳĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of flout1
Example Sentences
Traders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying to flout a ban on goods from neighbouring Malawi in an escalating regional trade row.
He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.
The new pope appeared determined to flout protocol at almost every opportunity.
Anyone who flouts the new rules may face enforcement that includes a fine, equipment being seized or their licence being taken off them, a Westminster City Council spokesperson said.
"They deliberately flouted this Court's...order," Boasberg wrote, noting that Trump admin representatives offered "no convincing reason" for their conduct in weeks of hearings.
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