flout
/flaʊt/verb
उच्चारण फ़्लाउट
(नियम) खुलेआम तोड़ना, अवहेलना करना
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to show that you have no respect for a law or a rule by openly not obeying it
(नियम) खुलेआम तोड़ना, अवहेलना करना
- Many drivers flout the traffic rules.
- The factory flouted pollution norms for years.
- Some shopkeepers openly flout the ban on plastic bags.
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- Anyone who flouts the school rules will be called to the office.
- Motorists who flout the speed limit risk a heavy fine.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Flout, with -ou- (not 'flowt').
Flout, -ou- के साथ ('flowt' गलत है)।
?Which word?
flout or flaunt?
Flout means to break a rule openly: 'flout the law'. Flaunt means to show off something you are proud of: 'flaunt your wealth'. The two are a classic trap; you flout rules and flaunt riches.
Flout का अर्थ 'नियम खुलेआम तोड़ना' है: 'flout the law'। Flaunt का अर्थ 'जिस चीज़ पर गर्व हो उसका दिखावा करना' है: 'flaunt your wealth'। ये दोनों क्लासिक trap हैं; आप नियमों को flout और दौलत को flaunt करते हैं।
The flout/flaunt pair is a top sentence-improvement item.
Flout और flaunt की जोड़ी sentence improvement का शीर्ष item है।
Keep the disobey words together: flout (openly and with contempt), defy (openly resist), violate (break a law or agreement), contravene (formal).
अवज्ञा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: flout (खुलेआम और तिरस्कार से), defy (खुलकर विरोध), violate (कानून या समझौता तोड़ना), contravene (औपचारिक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Flout the rules, flout the law, flout convention.
Collocations: flout the rules (नियमों की खुलेआम अवहेलना करना), flout the law (कानून तोड़ना), flout convention (परंपरा की अनदेखी करना)।