Both Uses of
flout
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Dante turned on her and said: —And am I to sit here and listen to the pastors of my church being flouted?†
Chpt 1 *
- You flouted the ministers of holy religion, you turned your back on the confessional, you wallowed deeper and deeper in the mire of sin.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(flout) to openly disregard -- typically a law, rule, or custom