The difference between Derision and Scoff
When used as nouns, derision means act of treating with disdain, whereas scoff means derision.
Scoff is also verb with the meaning: to jeer.
check bellow for the other definitions of Derision and Scoff
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Derision as a noun:
Act of treating with disdain.
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Derision as a noun:
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
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Scoff as a noun:
Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
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Scoff as a noun:
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
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Scoff as a verb (intransitive):
To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
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Scoff as a verb (transitive):
To mock; to treat with scorn.
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Scoff as a noun (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
Food.
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Scoff as a verb (British, slang):
To eat food quickly.
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Scoff as a verb (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
To eat.