1. Manner of acting or controlling yourself
   "Her strange behavior puzzled her neighbors";
   - behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, doings
    
2. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
   "her dignified behavior";
   - demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, deportment
    
3. The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
   "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments";
   - behaviour [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses, reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
   "The psychologist studied the behavior of children in different learning environments";
   - behaviour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: behaviors

Type of: action, activeness, activity, trait

Encyclopedia: Behavior, animal