behavior vs discourtesy

discourtesy vs behavior

behavior and discourtesy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, discourtesy is a hyponym of behavior; that is, discourtesy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than behavior:

behavior: manner of acting or controlling yourself
discourtesy: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

Other hyponyms of behavior include aggression, bohemianism, dirty pool, dirty tricks, offence, offense, offensive activity, easiness, the way of the world, the ways of the world, adulting.

behavior (noun)	discourtesy (noun)
manner of acting or controlling yourself	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation	a manner that is rude and insulting
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people	an expression of lack of respect
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

Difference between behavior and discourtesy

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