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Meaning of Flout | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
flaʊt

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.
  2. A mockery or insult.

Equivalents

العربية الإهانة
Čeština ignorovat nedbat opovrhovat pohrdat
Deutsch beleidigen mißachten Missachtung pfeifen auf sich hinwegsetzen über verspotten
Español saltarse a la torera sobreponerse
Suomi halveksia uhmata
Français mépriser se moquer de
Galego desleixar
Magyar arcul csap kigúnyol semmibe vesz
Nederlands bespotten minachten veronachtzamen
Polski gardzić zlekceważyć
Português desrespeitar escarnecer ridicularizar
Română fluiera în biserică
Русский глумиться насмеха́ться пренебрегать
Українська глузува́ти зневажати насміха́тися не́хтувати

Examples

“A flout is when someone deliberately and ostentatiously contravenes a maxim.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Flouted Flouter Flouting Flouts flovagatran flow

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