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See also: behaviour
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English behavoure, behaver, from behaven (modern behave), with the ending apparently in imitation of havour (see 'havior). Compare Scots havings (“behavior”), from have (“to behave”). Displaced Old English ġebǣru.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈheɪvjə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪvjə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: be‧ha‧vior
Noun
[edit]behavior (usually uncountable, plural behaviors) (American spelling)
- (uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
- 2014 September 23, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian:
- Teachers will probably be on their best behaviour for your visit – but don't be upset if they don't even notice you; they've got enough going on.
- (countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
- (uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
- He was on his best behavior when her family visited.
- (countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
- (uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
Derived terms
[edit]- behavioral
- behavioralism
- behavioralist
- behavioral science
- behavioreme
- behaviorism
- behaviorist
- behavioristic
- behaviormetric
- behaviormetrics
- behavior pattern
- behaviorwise
- body-focused repetitive behavior disorder
- dialectical behavior therapy
- eigenbehavior
- health behavior
- human behavior
- ideal-seeking behavior
- macrobehavior
- misbehavior
- neurobehavior
- photobehavior
- routine response behavior
Related terms
[edit]Collocations
[edit]Collocations
- Adjectives often applied to "behavior": 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, aggressive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive, surreal.
Translations
[edit]way an animal or human behaves or acts
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way matter or systems behave
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in biology and psychology
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Further reading
[edit]- "behavior" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 43.
- “behavior”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “behavior”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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