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1. Manner of acting or controlling yourself
   - behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, doings
    
2. 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]
    
3. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
   "her dignified behavior";
   - demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, deportment
    
4. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses, reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
   - behaviour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: behaviors

Type of: action, activeness, activity, trait

Encyclopedia: Behavior