Definition of flout | Collins English Dictionary

flout (flaʊt)

ˈflouter noun ˈfloutingly adverb

C16: perhaps from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from Old French flauter compare Dutch fluiten; see flute

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= defy, scorn, spurn, scoff at outrage, insult, mock, scout, ridicule, taunt, deride, sneer at jeer at, take the piss out of laugh in the face of show contempt for gibe at treat with disdain

If you think I'm so damaged that it's safe to flout me, you're mistaken.
J.R.R. Tolkien, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
Apologies to the Life Of Brian, but if you flout this basic rule, she won't see you as a secular son of God but as a very naughty boy.
Megastar (2004)
Police are disappointed a small group of drivers appear willing to flout the law and put public safety at risk.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Conversely, pupils who flout strict uniform policies face being disciplined.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Few owners flout this system, and there is little point searching for those who do.
Wood, Katie, Cheap Sleep Guide to Europe 1994 (1994)