derision vs scoffing

derision and scoffing both are nouns.

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

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

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

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