behaviour vs offence

offence vs behaviour

behaviour and offence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
behaviour	Yes	No	No	No
offence	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

behaviour (noun)	offence (noun)
manner of acting or controlling yourself	the action of attacking an enemy
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation	a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances	a feeling of anger caused by being offended
	the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

Difference between behaviour and offence

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