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behaviour
[ bih-heyv-yer ]
behaviour
/ ²úɪˈ³ó±ðɪ±¹ÂáÉ™ /
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
Spelling Note
Derived Forms
- ²ú±ðˈ³ó²¹±¹¾±´Ç³Ü°ù²¹±ô, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of behaviour1
Example Sentences
A cinema has told customers to behave during showings of A Minecraft Movie after rowdy behaviour at other screenings went viral on social media.
Its newly-published review said this could also account for a pre-inspection survey finding a high number of prisoners complaining about the behaviour of staff.
"They know the influence of what they do on the performance of players," added Dr Cook, who has studied the behaviour of managers.
Football Association rules do prohibit abusive chanting and discriminatory behaviour from fans.
Lady Helen was diagnosed with the same type of dementia in 2014, and Sir Jackie said the behaviour and language changes he had witnessed were "horrendous".
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