behaviour

be·hav·iour

 (bĭ-hāv′yər)

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behaviour

(bɪˈheɪvjə) or

behavior

n

1. manner of behaving or conducting oneself

2. on one's best behaviour behaving with careful good manners

3. (Psychology) psychol

a. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation

b. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli

4. the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances

[C15: from behave; influenced in form by Middle English havior, from Old French havoir, from Latin habēre to have]

beˈhavioural, beˈhavioral adj

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be•hav•iour

(bɪˈheɪv yər)

n. Chiefly Brit.

usage: See -or 1.

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behaviour

Someone's behaviour is the way they behave.

I had been puzzled by his behaviour.

...the obstinate behaviour of a small child.

Note that the American spelling of this word is behavior.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.behaviour - the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstancesbehaviour - the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"

activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

2.behaviour - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peoplebehaviour - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"

citizenship - conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"

swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior

correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior

improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor

personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving

3.behaviour - (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

territoriality - the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory

psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

4.behaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourselfbehaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself

activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior

bohemianism - conduct characteristic of a bohemian

dirty pool - conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike

dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent

offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

easiness - the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner"

the way of the world, the ways of the world - the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"

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behaviour

noun

1. conduct, ways, actions, bearing, attitude, manner, manners, carriage, demeanour, deportment, mien (literary), comportment He was asked to explain his extraordinary behaviour.

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Translations

поведение

chováníreakcezpůsoby

opførselreaktionsmønsteradfærd

käytöskäyttäytyminen

ponašanje

működésviselkedésmód

hegîunhegîun, viîbrögî

態度

행동

beteendeuppförande

พฤติกรรม

cách cư xử

behaviour

behavior (US) [bɪˈheɪvjəʳ]

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behaviour

[bɪˈheɪvjər] (British) behavior (US) n

(= actions) [people, animals] → comportement m; [organizations, organisms, machines] → comportement m

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behaviour

, (US) behavior

n

(towards others) → Verhalten nt(to(wards) gegenüber)

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behave

(biˈheiv) verb

1. to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well). If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.

2. to act or react. He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.

beˈhaviour , (American) beˈhavior (-jə) noun

1. way of behaving. the behaviour of the pupils.

2. actions or reactions. the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids.

ˌwell/ˌbadly- etc beˈhaved adjective

good (bad etc) in manners or conduct. badly-behaved children.

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behaviour

سُلُوك chování opførsel Benehmen συμπεριφορά conducta käyttäytyminen comportement ponašanje comportamento 態度 행동 gedrag oppførsel zachowanie comportamento поведение uppförande พฤติกรรม davranış cách cư xử 行为

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