derisive vs head-on

derisive

adj
  • Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. 

  • Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. 

noun
  • A derisive remark. 

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

How often have the words derisive and head-on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )