scoff vs scorn

scoff

noun
  • An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. 

  • A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. 

  • The act of eating. 

  • Food. 

verb
  • To eat. 

  • To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. 

  • To eat food quickly. 

  • To mock; to treat with scorn. 

scorn

noun
  • An object of disdain, contempt, or derision. 

  • A display of disdain; a slight. 

  • Contempt or disdain. 

verb
  • To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. 

  • To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself. 

  • To scoff, to express contempt. 

  • To reject, turn down. 

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