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performance vs action

action vs performance

performance and action both are nouns.

performance is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
performance Yes No No No
action Yes No Yes No
As nouns, action is a hypernym of performance; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than performance:
  • performance: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
performance (noun) action (noun)
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment 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
any recognized accomplishment something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a dramatic or musical entertainment a military engagement
process or manner of functioning or operating 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
performance (verb) action (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Difference between performance and action

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