Noun: behavior bi'heyv-yur Usage: US (elsewhere: behaviour)
- Manner of acting or controlling yourself
- behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, doings - The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
"the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"; - behaviour [Brit, Cdn] - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
"her dignified behavior"; - demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, deportment - (psychology) the aggregate of the responses, reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
- behaviour [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: behaviors Type of: action, activeness, activity, trait Encyclopedia: Behavior Behavior, animal |