derision vs scoff

derision and scoff both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

derision (verb)	scoff (verb)
	laugh at with contempt and derision
	treat with contemptuous disregard