The difference between Mock and Scorn
When used as nouns, mock means an imitation, usually of lesser quality, whereas scorn means contempt or disdain.
When used as verbs, mock means to mimic, to simulate, whereas scorn means to feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody.
Mock is also adjective with the meaning: imitation, not genuine.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mock and Scorn
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Mock as a noun:
An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Examples:
"rfquotek Crashaw"
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Mock as a noun:
Mockery, the act of mocking.
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Mock as a noun:
A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
Examples:
"He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam."
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Mock as a noun (software engineering):
A mockup or prototype.
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Mock as a verb:
To mimic, to simulate.
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Mock as a verb:
To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
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Mock as a verb:
To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
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Mock as a verb (software engineering, transitive):
To create a mockup or prototype of.
Examples:
"What's the best way to mock a database layer?"
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Mock as an adjective:
Imitation, not genuine; fake.
Examples:
"'mock turtle soup"
"'mock leather"
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Scorn as a verb (transitive):
To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
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Scorn as a verb (transitive):
To reject, turn down.
Examples:
"He scorned her romantic advances."
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Scorn as a verb (transitive):
To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
Examples:
"She scorned to show weakness."
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Scorn as a verb (intransitive):
To scoff, to express contempt.
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Scorn as a noun (uncountable):
Contempt or disdain.
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Scorn as a noun (countable):
A display of disdain; a slight.
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Scorn as a noun (countable):
An object of disdain, contempt, or derision.