Definition of flout in English:

flout

verb flaʊtflaʊt

1with object Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention)
公然藐视，无视（规则，法律，惯例）
the advertising code is being flouted
广告法规被公然藐视。
Example sentencesExamples
- In Cork, the Southern Health Board promised to ‘vigorously pursue any employers that are openly flouting the law.’
- Rules are flouted and violated with immunity exposing the common man to potential peril.
- He said motorists ‘are openly flouting this law which shows a total lack of respect for the rules of the road’.
- But every possible chance he has to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him.
- However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety.
- MPs on the committee lambasted self-regulation as ‘totally inadequate’ in curtailing sharp practices among operators who flouted the rules.
- We are flouting this law of basic economics, waving our 620 billion dollars of foreign debt like so much dirty laundry.
- Under EU rules they flout the law if they carry out the same practice as American dentists and could face six months in jail or a £5,000 fine.
- If people know of businesses which are flouting the law for profit, they should alert the authorities.
- Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise.
- They're bending the rules; they're trying it on; they're flouting the law.
- In the future, how can we make demands like that with a straight face - or will others pay any heed when we ignore the conventions and flout the rules ourselves?
- In dismissing this official requirement of a sister state, it would deliberately and openly flout international law and comity.
- In fact, the aggressor in this war has not only ignored the relevant UN resolution, it has defied the United Nations and openly flouted international law.
- Many large biological molecules like DNA seem to flout a basic law of nature: Although their charges have the same sign, they can attract one another and clump together in water.
- The contractors in turn flout all labour laws and do not even pay minimum wages.
- Indeed gothic novels, while depicting evil aristocrats flouting law and convention, also betrayed a nostalgia for the feudal order and aristocratic values.
- Civil disobedience didn't mean flouting all law.
- I can go on and on about our numerous sins, the way we flout laws or conventions or acceptable behaviour without even thinking about it.
- In the past there have been a number of cases in which employers openly flouted the labour regulations and failed to observe even this minimal protocol when sacking workers.
Synonyms
defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, make a fool of, poke fun at
disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against
ignore, disregard, set one's face against, kick against
informal cock a snook at
Law infract
archaic set at naught
2archaic no object Mock; scoff.
〈古〉嘲笑，嘲弄
the women pointed and flouted at her
女人们对她指指点点，挖苦嘲弄。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Okay, you get off this time but just make sure you know, flattery only gets you so far,’ she flouted.
Synonyms
mock, make fun of, laugh at, make jokes about, ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously, scorn, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, parody, tease, taunt, rag, make a monkey of, chaff, jibe at

Usage

Flout and flaunt do not have the same meaning: see flaunt

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from Dutch fluiten 'whistle, play the flute, hiss (in derision)'; German dialect pfeifen auf, literally 'pipe at', has a similar extended meaning.

Flout, which appeared in the 16th century and means ‘to openly disregard a rule or convention’, may come from a Dutch word fluiten meaning ‘whistle, play the flute, hiss derisively’. There is a German dialect expression pfeifen auf, literally ‘pipe at’, which is used in a similar way. Flout is often confused with flaunt (mid 16th century), ‘to display something ostentatiously’, but there is no connection—the origin of flaunt is unknown.

Rhymes

about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, gout, grout, knout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without

Definition of flout in US English:

flout

verbfloutflaʊt

[with object]

1Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention)
公然藐视，无视（规则，法律，惯例）
these same companies still flout basic ethical practices
Example sentencesExamples
- In Cork, the Southern Health Board promised to ‘vigorously pursue any employers that are openly flouting the law.’
- They're bending the rules; they're trying it on; they're flouting the law.
- We are flouting this law of basic economics, waving our 620 billion dollars of foreign debt like so much dirty laundry.
- Rules are flouted and violated with immunity exposing the common man to potential peril.
- In dismissing this official requirement of a sister state, it would deliberately and openly flout international law and comity.
- In the past there have been a number of cases in which employers openly flouted the labour regulations and failed to observe even this minimal protocol when sacking workers.
- In fact, the aggressor in this war has not only ignored the relevant UN resolution, it has defied the United Nations and openly flouted international law.
- However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety.
- Under EU rules they flout the law if they carry out the same practice as American dentists and could face six months in jail or a £5,000 fine.
- The contractors in turn flout all labour laws and do not even pay minimum wages.
- But every possible chance he has to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him.
- Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise.
- Civil disobedience didn't mean flouting all law.
- MPs on the committee lambasted self-regulation as ‘totally inadequate’ in curtailing sharp practices among operators who flouted the rules.
- Indeed gothic novels, while depicting evil aristocrats flouting law and convention, also betrayed a nostalgia for the feudal order and aristocratic values.
- I can go on and on about our numerous sins, the way we flout laws or conventions or acceptable behaviour without even thinking about it.
- He said motorists ‘are openly flouting this law which shows a total lack of respect for the rules of the road’.
- Many large biological molecules like DNA seem to flout a basic law of nature: Although their charges have the same sign, they can attract one another and clump together in water.
- In the future, how can we make demands like that with a straight face - or will others pay any heed when we ignore the conventions and flout the rules ourselves?
- If people know of businesses which are flouting the law for profit, they should alert the authorities.
Synonyms
defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, make a fool of, poke fun at
1. 1.1archaic no object Mock; scoff.
  〈古〉嘲笑，嘲弄
  the women pointed and flouted at her
  女人们对她指指点点，挖苦嘲弄。
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘Okay, you get off this time but just make sure you know, flattery only gets you so far,’ she flouted.
  Synonyms
  mock, make fun of, laugh at, make jokes about, ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously, scorn, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, parody, tease, taunt, rag, make a monkey of, chaff, jibe at

Usage

Flout and flaunt do not have the same meaning: see flaunt

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from Dutch fluiten ‘whistle, play the flute, hiss (in derision)’; German dialect pfeifen auf, literally ‘pipe at’, has a similar extended meaning.

词汇	flout
释义	Definition of flout in English: flout verb flaʊtflaʊt 1with object Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention) 公然藐视，无视（规则，法律，惯例） the advertising code is being flouted 广告法规被公然藐视。 Example sentencesExamples In Cork, the Southern Health Board promised to ‘vigorously pursue any employers that are openly flouting the law.’ Rules are flouted and violated with immunity exposing the common man to potential peril. He said motorists ‘are openly flouting this law which shows a total lack of respect for the rules of the road’. But every possible chance he has to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him. However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety. MPs on the committee lambasted self-regulation as ‘totally inadequate’ in curtailing sharp practices among operators who flouted the rules. We are flouting this law of basic economics, waving our 620 billion dollars of foreign debt like so much dirty laundry. Under EU rules they flout the law if they carry out the same practice as American dentists and could face six months in jail or a £5,000 fine. If people know of businesses which are flouting the law for profit, they should alert the authorities. Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise. They're bending the rules; they're trying it on; they're flouting the law. In the future, how can we make demands like that with a straight face - or will others pay any heed when we ignore the conventions and flout the rules ourselves? In dismissing this official requirement of a sister state, it would deliberately and openly flout international law and comity. In fact, the aggressor in this war has not only ignored the relevant UN resolution, it has defied the United Nations and openly flouted international law. Many large biological molecules like DNA seem to flout a basic law of nature: Although their charges have the same sign, they can attract one another and clump together in water. The contractors in turn flout all labour laws and do not even pay minimum wages. Indeed gothic novels, while depicting evil aristocrats flouting law and convention, also betrayed a nostalgia for the feudal order and aristocratic values. Civil disobedience didn't mean flouting all law. I can go on and on about our numerous sins, the way we flout laws or conventions or acceptable behaviour without even thinking about it. In the past there have been a number of cases in which employers openly flouted the labour regulations and failed to observe even this minimal protocol when sacking workers. Synonyms defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, make a fool of, poke fun at disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against ignore, disregard, set one's face against, kick against informal cock a snook at Law infract archaic set at naught 2archaic no object Mock; scoff. 〈古〉嘲笑，嘲弄 the women pointed and flouted at her 女人们对她指指点点，挖苦嘲弄。 Example sentencesExamples ‘Okay, you get off this time but just make sure you know, flattery only gets you so far,’ she flouted. Synonyms mock, make fun of, laugh at, make jokes about, ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously, scorn, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, parody, tease, taunt, rag, make a monkey of, chaff, jibe at Usage Flout and flaunt do not have the same meaning: see flaunt Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Dutch fluiten 'whistle, play the flute, hiss (in derision)'; German dialect pfeifen auf, literally 'pipe at', has a similar extended meaning. Flout, which appeared in the 16th century and means ‘to openly disregard a rule or convention’, may come from a Dutch word fluiten meaning ‘whistle, play the flute, hiss derisively’. There is a German dialect expression pfeifen auf, literally ‘pipe at’, which is used in a similar way. Flout is often confused with flaunt (mid 16th century), ‘to display something ostentatiously’, but there is no connection—the origin of flaunt is unknown. Rhymes about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, gout, grout, knout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without Definition of flout in US English: flout verbfloutflaʊt [with object] 1Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention) 公然藐视，无视（规则，法律，惯例） these same companies still flout basic ethical practices Example sentencesExamples In Cork, the Southern Health Board promised to ‘vigorously pursue any employers that are openly flouting the law.’ They're bending the rules; they're trying it on; they're flouting the law. We are flouting this law of basic economics, waving our 620 billion dollars of foreign debt like so much dirty laundry. Rules are flouted and violated with immunity exposing the common man to potential peril. In dismissing this official requirement of a sister state, it would deliberately and openly flout international law and comity. In the past there have been a number of cases in which employers openly flouted the labour regulations and failed to observe even this minimal protocol when sacking workers. In fact, the aggressor in this war has not only ignored the relevant UN resolution, it has defied the United Nations and openly flouted international law. However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety. Under EU rules they flout the law if they carry out the same practice as American dentists and could face six months in jail or a £5,000 fine. The contractors in turn flout all labour laws and do not even pay minimum wages. But every possible chance he has to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him. Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise. Civil disobedience didn't mean flouting all law. MPs on the committee lambasted self-regulation as ‘totally inadequate’ in curtailing sharp practices among operators who flouted the rules. Indeed gothic novels, while depicting evil aristocrats flouting law and convention, also betrayed a nostalgia for the feudal order and aristocratic values. I can go on and on about our numerous sins, the way we flout laws or conventions or acceptable behaviour without even thinking about it. He said motorists ‘are openly flouting this law which shows a total lack of respect for the rules of the road’. Many large biological molecules like DNA seem to flout a basic law of nature: Although their charges have the same sign, they can attract one another and clump together in water. In the future, how can we make demands like that with a straight face - or will others pay any heed when we ignore the conventions and flout the rules ourselves? If people know of businesses which are flouting the law for profit, they should alert the authorities. Synonyms defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, make a fool of, poke fun at 1.1archaic no object Mock; scoff. 〈古〉嘲笑，嘲弄 the women pointed and flouted at her 女人们对她指指点点，挖苦嘲弄。 Example sentencesExamples ‘Okay, you get off this time but just make sure you know, flattery only gets you so far,’ she flouted. Synonyms mock, make fun of, laugh at, make jokes about, ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously, scorn, laugh to scorn, scoff at, pillory, be sarcastic about, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, parody, tease, taunt, rag, make a monkey of, chaff, jibe at Usage Flout and flaunt do not have the same meaning: see flaunt Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Dutch fluiten ‘whistle, play the flute, hiss (in derision)’; German dialect pfeifen auf, literally ‘pipe at’, has a similar extended meaning.
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