scorn vs leer

scorn and leer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of scorn include fleer, sneer, sneer.

scorn (noun)	leer (noun)
open disrespect for a person or thing	a suggestive or sneering look or grin
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

scorn (verb)	leer (verb)
reject with contempt	look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
look down on with disdain