discourtesy vs behaviour

behaviour vs discourtesy

discourtesy and behaviour both are nouns.

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

As nouns, behaviour is a hypernym of discourtesy; that is, behaviour is a word with a broader meaning than discourtesy:

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

Other hypernyms of discourtesy include behavior, conduct, doings.

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

Difference between discourtesy and behaviour

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