flout

v., flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts.

v.tr.
To show contempt for; scorn: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt.

v.intr.
To be scornful.

n.
A contemptuous action or remark; an insult.

[Perhaps from Middle English flouten, to play the flute, from Old French flauter, from flaute, flute. See flute.]

flouter flout'er n.
floutingly flout'ing·ly adv.

verb

To refuse or fail to obey: break, defy, disobey, transgress, violate. Idioms: pay no attention to. See resist/yield.

v

Definition: show contempt for
Antonyms: honor, respect

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IN BRIEF: To treat with contemptuous disregard.

Bad table manners flout common courtesy.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lade hånt om, trodse
v. intr. - håne, spotte
n. - hån

Nederlands (Dutch)
spotternij, beledigen, spotten met

Français (French)
v. tr. - se moquer, faire fi de (conventions, règles)
v. intr. - se moquer de
n. - moquerie, raillerie

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich hinwegsetzen über, missachten, verspotten
n. - Spöttelei, Beleidigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιφρονώ, αψηφώ, καταφρονώ

Italiano (Italian)
dileggio, derisione, scherno, beffare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desobedecer (regra, comportamento ou ordem)

Русский (Russian)
попирать, насмехаться, глумиться, отвергать, не выполнять, пренебречь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - insultar, mofarse de, escarnecer
v. intr. - desacatar, burlar, despreciar
n. - mofa, burla, insulto, escarnio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - visa förakt för, håna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻视, 愚弄, 嘲笑, 表示轻蔑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 輕視, 愚弄, 嘲笑
v. intr. - 表示輕蔑
n. - 嘲笑, 輕視, 愚弄

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 업신여기다, 비웃다
v. intr. - 비웃다, 우롱하다
n. - 경멸, 비웃는 말

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 侮辱する, 軽んじる, 軽蔑する
n. - 愚弄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهزأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זלזל ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮התייחס בבוז‬
n. - ‮מעשה או דיבור של זלזול‬

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