noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is flouted.

   "We have observed that implicatures are a standard strategy for overcoming apparent floutings of the maxims of quality."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of flout form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

affrontaspersionatrocitybrickbatcontemptcontumely

Example

More examples

"A number of improvement notices have been issued to eateries for flouting hygiene regulations."

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