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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings go
manner of acting or controlling yourself

offense, offence, discourtesy, offensive activity
a lack of politeness

noun.act

6 Subcategories

derision, ridicule go
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
indelicacy go
an impolite act or expression
insolence go
an offensive disrespectful impudent act
insult, affront go
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
presumption go
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
rebuff, slight go
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)