derision vs jeering

derision and jeering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
derision	Yes	No	No	No
jeering	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, jeering is a hyponym of derision; that is, jeering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than derision:

Other hyponyms of derision include jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing, put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown, befooling, stultification.

derision (noun)	jeering (noun)
the act of deriding or treating with contempt	showing your contempt by derision
contemptuous laughter

derision (adjective)	jeering (adjective)
	abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule