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Mocking vs Scornful - What's the difference?

mocking | scornful |

Scornful is a synonym of mocking.



As adjectives the difference between mocking and scornful

is that mocking is derisive or contemptuous while scornful is showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

As a verb mocking

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun mocking

is action of the verb to mock

mocking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to mock

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • derisive or contemptuous
  • teasing or taunting

    • Derived terms

    * mockingbird * mocking thrush * mocking wren

    scornful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
  • *
  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful . "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."