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flouted

/ˈflaʊtɪd/US[ˈflaʊ̯ɾɨd]

flouted is the simple past and past participle of flout.

Meaning of flout

Verb

flout (third-person singular simple present flouts, present participle flouting, simple past and past participle flouted)

  1. (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
    • The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.2012 September 29, “Tax alchemy: Tech's avoidance”, in The Economist
    Synonyms:
    fleer, jeer, gird, jibe, scoff, scorn
  2. (archaic, transitive) To scorn.
    • Yet all ' s not worth a pin, But could not get her; Phillida flouts me. Dick had her to the Vine1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The...

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Words formed from flouted

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Questions about flouted

What is flouted the simple past and past participle of?
Flouted is the simple past and past participle of flout.
How do you pronounce flouted?
Flouted is pronounced /ˈflaʊtɪd/.

Words near flouted in the dictionary

  1. floushes
  2. floushing
  3. flousing
  4. flout
  5. flout at
  6. flouted
  7. flouted at
  8. flouter
  9. flouters
  10. floutest
  11. flouteth

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