flout

11 plus vocabulary word for grammar school entrance exams

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Learn the meaning of flout with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

flout

(verb)

Meaning

to openly disregard a rule

Example

"She chose to flout the school rules by wearing casual clothes."

Synonyms

defycontemptscorn

Antonyms

obeyrespectfollow

More about this word

Word origin
From Old Norse 'fljota', meaning to float or drift away.
Related word forms
  • verb: flouted
  • noun: flouting

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