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US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈheɪvjɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi hāv′yər)

be•hav•ior /bɪˈheɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the manner of behaving:Your behavior today in class was bad.
Psychology
- the activity of a human or animal that can be observed:argued that all behavior is a reaction to something outside an individual.
the action of any material under given circumstances: Describe the behavior of this metal when heated.

Idioms

be on one's best behavior, to act or behave as properly as one can:The children were on their best behavior.

be•hav•ior•al, adj.: the behavioral sciences.
be•hav•ior•al•ly, adv.

be•hav•ior (bi hāv′yər),USA pronunciation n.

manner of behaving or acting.
Psychology
- observable activity in a human or animal.
- the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli.
- a stereotyped, species-specific activity, as a courtship dance or startle reflex.
SociologyOften, behaviors. a behavior pattern.
the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances:the behavior of tin under heat.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] behaviour.

Middle French (h)avoir
behave + -ior (on model of havior, variant of havor 1375–1425

be•hav′ior•al, adj.
be•hav′ior•al•ly, adv.

Behavior,

conduct,

deportment,

comportment

Behavior

His behavior at the party was childish.

Conduct

Conduct is judged according to principles of ethics.

Deportment

Deportment is guided by rules of etiquette. The teacher gave Susan a mark of B in deportment.

Comportment

His comportment was marked by a quiet assurance.

be•hav•iour /bɪˈheɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation n. Chiefly Brit.

British Termsbehavior.

be•hav•iour (bi hāv′yər),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]

British Termsbehavior.

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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

behaviour, US behavior /bɪˈheɪvjə/ n

manner of behaving or conducting oneself
on one's best behaviour ⇒ behaving with careful good manners
the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation
the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances

Etymology: 15th Century: from behave; influenced in form by Middle English havior, from Old French havoir, from Latin habēre to havebeˈhavioural, US beˈhavioral adj

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Synonyms: behaviour, conduct, bearing, deportment, actions, more...

Collocations: is (not) normal behavior, normal behavior for a [twelve-year-old], study the behavior of the [groundhog], more...

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