unflouted
verb (used with object)
1.
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
verb (used without object)
2.
to show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock, or gibe (often followed by at ).
noun
3.
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
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flout (flaʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| to show contempt (for); scoff or jeer (at) | |
| [C16: perhaps from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from Old French flauter compare Dutch fluiten; see | |
| 'flouter | |
| —n | |
| 'floutingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
flout
1550s, perhaps a special use of M.E. flowten "to play the flute" (cf. M.Du. fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer"). Related: Flouted; flouting.
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