Vocabulary
Flout
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
Urdu meaning
طعنہ دینا، توہین کرنا، چڑانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Mercifully, they have not lived to see Prime Minister Netanyahu flout the authority of the International Criminal Court after it issued his arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Despite a marketing ban, manufacturers still flout rules and offer incentives to health workers.
- A consolidated approach involving interdepartmental coordination for strengthened supervision and timely purging of larvae throughout the year, with penalties for those who flout the stated SOPs, is the answer.
- Meanwhile, the vehicles of law-enforcement agencies that often flout traffic rules, such as using sirens when they are not needed, are spared, as are underage, unlicensed, often wealthy, individuals racing in fancy vehicles.
- Many try to change lanes without indicators at high speed, or ride with more than the allowed number of passengers, flout the helmet rule, and use mobile phones with-out stopping their bikes.
Synonyms
defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for
Curator example
“the advertising code is being flouted”
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