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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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   Behavior refers to how you conduct yourself. Generally, it’s wise to engage in good behavior, even if you're really bored. The noun behavior is a spin-off of the verb behave. Get rid of the be in behave and you're left with have, which makes sense: you could say that to behave is to "have" or "own" yourself — to control yourself.

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   1 day ago · The meaning of BEHAVIOUR is chiefly British spellings of behavior.

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   noun. manner of behaving or conducting oneself. on one's best behaviour. behaving with careful good manners. psychol. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli.

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