Associations to the word «Flout»

Wiktionary

FLOUT, verb. To express contempt for the rules by word or action.
FLOUT, verb. To scorn.
FLOUT, noun. The act by which something is flouted.

Dictionary definition

FLOUT, verb. Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules".
FLOUT, verb. Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley