behaviour
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See also behavior
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Etymology [edit]
From behave + -iour, apparently in simulation of haviour, havior, havour. Compare Scots havings (“behaviour”), from have (“to behave”).
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Noun [edit]
behaviour (plural behaviours) (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand)
Usage notes [edit]
- Adjectives often applied to "behavior" include: human, animal, physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, organizational, corporate, social, collective, parental, interpersonal, sexual, criminal, appropriate, inappropriate, correct, incorrect, right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, poor, ethical, unethical, moral, immoral, responsible, irresponsible, normal, odd, deviant, abnormal, violent, abusive, aggresive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive.
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Translations [edit]
way an animal or human behaves or acts
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the way matter moves or acts
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