1
[ verb ] treat with contemptuous disregard

Synonyms

scoff

Examples

"flout the rules"

Used in print

(Ernest Becker, Zen: A Rational Critique. New York: W.W....)

If the moral code were flouted , the proper balance of the universe would be upset , and the disastrous result could be floods , plague , or famine .

Related terms

dismiss jeer scoffer

2
[ verb ] laugh at with contempt and derision

Synonyms

scoff jeer gibe barrack

Examples

"The crowd jeered at the speaker"

Related terms

tease shot jeer scoffer

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Rhymes with

clout fallout all-out pullout sellout

Phonetic and Homophones

F L AW1 T

Similar Spelling

flute flow_out Fluitt flit flat fluid Fludd flood float Flett Fleta fleet Flatt Flythe floaty

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