behavior vs action

action vs behavior

behavior and action both are nouns.

behavior is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
behavior	Yes	No	No	No
action	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, action is a hypernym of behavior; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than behavior:

behavior: the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
action: the state of being active

Other hypernyms of behavior include activeness, activity.

behavior (noun)	action (noun)
manner of acting or controlling yourself	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances	a military engagement
	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

behavior (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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