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behaviour

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 HH EY1 V Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

British standard spelling of behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

manner of acting or controlling yourself

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: behavior, conduct, doings

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: aggression, bohemianism, dirty pool, dirty tricks, discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity, easiness, the way of the world, the ways of the world

3

noun

Meaning 3

(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: behavior

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: territoriality

4

noun

Meaning 4

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, conduct, deportment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trait

Narrower terms: manners, citizenship, swashbuckling, propriety, properness, correctitude, impropriety, improperness, manner, personal manner

5

noun

Meaning 5

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: behavior

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: action, activity, activeness

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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