scoff vs ignore

scoff is a noun but ignore is not a noun.

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

As verbs, ignore is a hypernym of scoff; that is, ignore is a word with a broader meaning than scoff:

Other hypernyms of scoff include brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, push aside.

scoff (noun)	ignore (noun)
showing your contempt by derision

scoff (verb)	ignore (verb)
laugh at with contempt and derision	be ignorant of or in the dark about
treat with contemptuous disregard	give little or no attention to
	bar from attention or consideration
	refuse to acknowledge
	fail to notice