behaviour

[ UK /bɪhˈe‍ɪvjɐ/ ]
[ US /bɪˈheɪvjɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
    the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
  2. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
  3. manner of acting or controlling yourself
  4. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

How To Use behaviour In A Sentence

  • Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.
  • One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House
  • Beck, who has a PhD in erotology - the study of how art, literature and cultural behaviours influence human sexuality - is a bit of a virgin expert.
  • I myself ran a popular singles group for a couple of years once so I recognize the behaviour of which he speaks.
  • Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, are characterised by morbid preoccupation with weight and shape and manifest through distorted or chaotic eating behaviour.
  • Under this arrangement, the men of each village were organized into ‘tithings ' and expected to answer for each other's good behaviour.
  • On the taxes proposed she said, "Those concerned by our wish list's ` nanny state 'implications might helpfully redirect their focus to the many unseen measures intentionally adopted by the food industry to shape our behaviour … It seems that without our knowledge or consent we are subject to the pervasive' nannying 'activities of industry. THE MEDICAL NEWS
  • In no way do I condone this behaviour. The Sun
  • And like at school, the headmaster and his associates want to make sure everyone is on best behaviour.
  • Many behaviour patterns have been identified in the chimp colony.
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