Perfomance vs Behaviour - What's the difference?

As a noun behaviour is

the way a living creature behaves or acts.

perfomance

Not English

Perfomance has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'perfomance':

provenance, propanone, preventable, paripinnate, propionate, preventive, pyrophone, pyrophane, prevenience, porpentine, paraffine, preventible, profanate, purveyance, provenience, propanoate, prefinite, propanelike, profinite, prephenate, propenoate, propenamide, propenone, perfumelike, pirfenidone, pyrophanite, prefinance, preapennine, provinciate, perpendicle, paraventure, prebendate, pourveyance, prevenance, paraffinize

behaviour

English

Alternative forms

* (US) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

The way a living creature behaves or acts.

She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

* 2014 , A teacher, " Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:

Teachers will probably be on their best behaviour for your visit – but don't be upset if they don't even notice you; they've got enough going on.

The way a device or system operates.

Usage notes

* Adjectives often applied to "behaviour" include: human, animal, physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, organizational, corporate, social, collective, parental, interpersonal, sexual, criminal, appropriate, inappropriate, correct, incorrect, right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, poor, ethical, unethical, moral, immoral, responsible, irresponsible, normal, odd, deviant, abnormal, violent, abusive, aggressive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive.

Derived terms

* human behaviour