detest vs scorn

detest is not a noun while scorn is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detest	No	No	Yes	No
scorn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scorn is a hyponym of detest; that is, scorn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detest:

Other hyponyms of detest include abhor, abominate, execrate, loathe, contemn, despise, disdain.

detest (noun)	scorn (noun)
	open disrespect for a person or thing
	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

detest (verb)	scorn (verb)
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards	reject with contempt
	look down on with disdain