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flout



Pronunciation: (flout), [key]
v.t.
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.

v.i.
to show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock, or gibe (often fol. by at).

n.
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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