mockery vs taunt

mockery

noun
  • The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. 

  • Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum. 

  • Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock. 

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

How often have the words mockery and taunt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )