Behavior - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bəˈheɪvjər|  American pronunciation of the word behavior
Brit.  |bɪˈheɪvjə|

noun

- manner of acting or controlling yourself (syn: behaviour, conduct, doings)
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances (syn: behaviour)
the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (syn: behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment)
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation (syn: behaviour)

Extra examples

I'm surprised by her bad behavior toward her friends.

Students will be rewarded for good behavior.

An acceptable social behavior in one country may be unacceptable in another country.

Doctors are trying to educate people about behaviors that can put them at increased risk for skin cancer.

The experiment tested the behavior of various metals under heat and pressure.

This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.

Is there a reason for your strange behavior?

This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you.

That kind of behavior is frowned upon.

I don't know how to explain the dog's strange behavior.

The board ruled that her behavior was cheating.

They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students.

Sometimes his behavior makes me wonder.

She expressed surprise at his rude behavior.

I'm troubled by his strange behavior.

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