Ignored vs Flout - What's the difference?
ignored | flout |
(ignore)
To deliberately pay no attention to.
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, title= (obsolete) Fail to notice.
To express contempt for the rules by word or action.
* 2012 , The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue,
To scorn.
* Walton
* Byron
The act by which something is flouted.
* 2012 , John Flowerdew, Discourse in English Language Education (page 97)
As verbs the difference between ignored and flout
is that ignored is (ignore) while flout is to express contempt for the rules by word or action.As a noun flout is
the act by which something is flouted.ignored
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * * * *ignore
English
Verb
(ignor)Mark Tran
Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored , effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
Synonyms
* misheed * neglect * turn a blind eye * unmind * unheedAntonyms
* notice * recognize * watchDerived terms
* ignorableExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----flout
English
Verb
Tax alchemy: Tech's avoidance
- The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.
- Phillida flouts me.
- Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky.
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with flaunt.Noun
(en noun)- A flout is when someone deliberately and ostentatiously contravenes a maxim.