performance

[ per-fawr-muh ns ]

/ pərˈfɔr məns /

noun

a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.

the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc.

the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc.

a particular action, deed, or proceeding.

an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance.

the act of performing.

the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.

Linguistics. the actual use of language in real situations, which may or may not fully reflect a speaker's competence, being subject to such nonlinguistic factors as inattention, distraction, memory lapses, fatigue, or emotional state. Compare competence(def 6).

Origin of performance

First recorded in 1485–95; perform + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM performance

mis·per·form·ance, noun re·per·form·ance, noun

Words nearby performance

perforation, perforation gauge, perforce, perforin, perform, performance, performance appraisal, performance art, performance bond, performance indicator, performance test

Example sentences from the Web for misperformance

For if I must run away from God's public worship because of men's misperformance, 1.

A Christian Directory |Baxter Richard

British Dictionary definitions for misperformance

performance

/ (pəˈfɔːməns) /

noun

the act, process, or art of performing

an artistic or dramatic production last night's performance was terrible

manner or quality of functioning a machine's performance

informal mode of conduct or behaviour, esp when distasteful or irregular what did you mean by that performance at the restaurant?

informal any tiresome procedure what a performance dressing the children to play in the snow!

any accomplishment

linguistics (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, viewed as concretely embodied in speakers Compare competence (def. 5), langue, parole (def. 5)

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performance

noun

Origin of performance

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Example sentences from the Web for misperformance

British Dictionary definitions for misperformance

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

performance

noun

Origin of performance

OTHER WORDS FROM performance

Words nearby performance

Example sentences from the Web for misperformance

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British Dictionary definitions for misperformance