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Flout 1100 Words You Need Week 7 Day 3

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Flout 1100 Words You Need

Flout 1100 Words You Need

/flaʊt/ (verb)

to intentionally disobey a rule, law, or custom, defy, openly ignore laws or conventions, break rules, contravene, be in breach of, spurn, scoff:

Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.

The orchestra decided to flout convention/tradition, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.

antonym: obey, abide by, comply with, conform to

Adv: floutingly

Noun: flouter

Fre: rejeter

Fa: سرپیچی کردن


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