dismiss vs scorn

dismiss

verb
  • To reject; to refuse to accept. 

  • To get a batsman out. 

  • To give someone a red card; to send off. 

  • To order to leave. 

  • To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. 

  • To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). 

  • To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 

  • To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. 

scorn

verb
  • To reject, turn down. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • A display of disdain; a slight. 

  • Contempt or disdain. 

  • An object of disdain, contempt, or derision. 

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