flouter

flout

F0199200 (flout)tr.v. flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts 1. To ignore or disregard (a rule or convention, for example) in an open or defiant way: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt.2. Archaic To express contempt for; mock or jeer at.

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

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flout′er n.flout′ing·ly adv.

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flouter - someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionjeerer, mocker, scofferdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable