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   Be·hav·ior

   /bəˈhāvyər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others: "his insulting behavior toward me" Similar conductway of behavingway of actingdeportmentbearingetiquetteactionsexploitsdoingseffortsmannerswayshabitspracticesinformal:capersrare:comportment
   • ▪ the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus: "the feeding behavior of predators"
   • ▪ the way in which a natural phenomenon or a machine works or functions: "the erratic behavior of the old car" Similar functioningactionperformanceoperationworkingrunningreactionresponseactionsreactionsresponses

   Word Origin late Middle English: from behave, on the pattern of demeanour, and influenced by obsolete haviour from have.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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