behavior

behavior
noun
1. manner of acting or controlling yourself (Freq. 30)
Syn: ↑behaviour, ↑conduct, ↑doings
Derivationally related forms: ↑conduct (for: ↑conduct)
Hypernyms: ↑activity
Hyponyms:
aggression, ↑bohemianism, ↑dirty pool, ↑dirty tricks, ↑discourtesy, ↑offense, ↑offence, ↑offensive activity, ↑easiness, ↑the way of the world, ↑the ways of the world
2. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances (Freq. 8)
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the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments

Syn: ↑behaviour
Hypernyms: ↑action, ↑activity, ↑activeness
3. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (Freq. 8)
Syn: ↑demeanor, ↑demeanour, ↑behaviour, ↑conduct, ↑deportment
Derivationally related forms: ↑deport (for: ↑deportment), ↑conduct (for: ↑conduct)
Hypernyms: ↑trait
Hyponyms:
4. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
Syn: ↑behaviour
Hypernyms: ↑activity
Hyponyms: ↑territoriality

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