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behaviour

[bih-heyv-yer]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. behavior.



behaviour

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. manner of behaving or conducting oneself

  2. behaving with careful good manners

  3. psychol

    1. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation

    2. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli

  4. the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances

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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈ󲹱dzܰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of behaviour1

C15: from behave ; influenced in form by Middle English havior , from Old French havoir , from Latin 󲹲ŧ to have
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"Going to Nani's house, how he lives his life, how he treats people, his behaviour off the pitch - looking back now I took a lot from him."

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Eating disorder charity Beat surveyed people with eating disorders in 2022 about their experiences online and 91% of respondents said they had encountered harmful content which could fuel eating disorder thoughts and behaviours.

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Raw pain is etched on Jack's father's face as he finally realises how his undiagnosed mental illness - and erratic manic behaviour - hurt the ones he loves the most.

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"I wish to place on record my concern about this behaviour by the Metropolitan Police".

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He said: "What we see today is not a 'rich, diverse population that contributes to our communities' as Labour claim, but a rundown town centre and anti-social behaviour out of control."

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