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behavior

be·ha·vior

UK/bɪˈheɪ.vjə/ US/bɪˈheɪ.vjəɹ/ common informal us

noun

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the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

  • “the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments”
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3.

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

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4.

(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

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Origin

From Middle English behavoure, behaver, from behaven (modern behave), morphologically equivalent to behave + -ior.

Phrases

  • behavior pattern
  • behavioral science
  • body-focused repetitive behavior disorder
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • disordered money behavior
  • health behavior
  • human behavior
  • ideal-seeking behavior

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