English Dictionary
Definition of “behaviour”
behaviour or US behavior(bɪˈheɪvjə
)
Definitions
noun
- manner of behaving or conducting oneself
- See on one's best behaviour
- psychology
- 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
Alternative Forms
beˈhavioural beˈhavioral adjective Word Origin
C15: from behave; influenced in form by Middle English havior , from Old French havoir , from Latin habēre to have
Synonyms
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conduct,
ways,
actions,
bearing,
attitude,
manner,
manners,
carriage,
demeanour,
deportment,
mien,
comportment,
Quotations
"Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference"
Cesare Pavese
Translations
- British English:
behaviour
A person's behaviour is the way they behave....anti-social behaviour.bɪˈheɪvjə NOUN ...anti-social behaviour.
- Spanish:
conducta
nf
- French:
comportement
nm
- German:
Benehmen
nnt
- Chinese: 行为 n
- Arabic: سُلُوك n
- Portuguese: comportamento nm
- Russian: поведение nnt
- Croatian: ponašanje nnt
- Czech: chování nnt
- Danish: opførsel nutr
- Dutch: gedrag nnt
- Finnish: käyttäytyminen n
- Greek: συμπεριφορά nf
- Italian: comportamento nm
- Japanese: 態度 n
- Korean: 행동 n
- Norwegian: oppførsel nm
- Polish: zachowanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: comportamento nm
- European Spanish:
conducta
nf
- Swedish: uppförande nnt
- Thai: พฤติกรรม n
- Turkish: davranış n
- Vietnamese: cách cư xử n
Usage examples
She probably just grew out of her behaviour or got a job with the tabloid press.
Anita Anderson, SOMEBODY (2002)However, identifying all its genes does not tell scientists how they control the animal's development or behaviour.
New Scientist (2003)The breakthrough sheds light on the behaviour of a protein in the brain which has long been suspected of having an influence in Alzheimer's.
Irish Times (2002)It must remain the last resort for schools when managing a pupil's behaviour.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The animals were regarded as "mad" on account of the bizarre behaviour which overtook them when infected.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
