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flout vs brush off

brush off vs flout

flout and brush off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flout No No Yes No
brush off No No Yes No
As verbs, brush off is a hypernym of flout; that is, brush off is a word with a broader meaning than flout:
  • flout: treat with contemptuous disregard
  • brush off: bar from attention or consideration
Other hypernyms of flout include brush aside, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside.
flout (verb) brush off (verb)
laugh at with contempt and derision bar from attention or consideration
treat with contemptuous disregard
Difference between flout and brush off

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