Behaviour

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    British standard spelling of behavior. uncountable, usually

    "After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly in comparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here."

  2. 2
    manner of acting or controlling yourself wordnet
  3. 3
    (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation wordnet
  4. 4
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people wordnet
  5. 5
    the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
behaviorbehaviorconductconductdemeanordemeanor

Example

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"I am confused by your frenzied behaviour."

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health behaviourpsychological study

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