Both Uses
flout
in
Oedipus the King
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- OEDIPUS And who could stay his choler when he heard How insolently thou dost flout the State?†
*flout = openly disregard
- Flout then both Creon and my words, for none Of mortals shall be striken worse than thou.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(flout) to openly disregard -- typically a law, rule, or custom
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)