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behaviour
[ bih-heyv-yer ]
behaviour
/ ɪˈɪə /
noun
- manner of behaving or conducting oneself
- on one's best behaviourbehaving 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
- the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances
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Spelling Note
See -or 1.
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Derived Forms
- ˈdzܰ, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of behaviour1
C15: from behave ; influenced in form by Middle English havior , from Old French havoir , from Latin ŧ to have
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Example Sentences
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These reports take in elements of the defendant's family history, behaviour and work to paint a picture of their lives and help jurors make a decision.
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In a comment on Facebook, a man wrote: "Some weak people that walk this earth, disgusting behaviour."
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Challenged by World at One presenter Helen Montague over whether his own behaviour had been militant, Vine said he was "just a safety first kind of a guy".
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The inquest heard this could have affected their cognitive behaviour.
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But equally, if you don't take formal action, then there is a perception that offenders consistently get away with bad behaviour.
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