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- [bih-heyv-yer]
- /bɪˈheɪv yər/
- /bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-heyv-yer]
- /bɪˈheɪv yər/
Definitions of behaviour word
- variable noun behaviour People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour. 3
- uncountable noun behaviour In science, the behaviour of something is the way that it behaves. 3
- noun behaviour manner of behaving or conducting oneself 3
- noun behaviour the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation 3
- noun behaviour a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli 3
- noun behaviour the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances 3
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Origin of behaviour
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; behave + -ior (on model of havior, variant of havor < Middle French (h)avoir ≪ Latin habēre to have); replacing late Middle English behavoure, behaver. See behave, -or1
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Parts of speech for Behaviour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
behaviour popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
behaviour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for behaviour
noun behaviour
adjective behaviour
- hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
Antonyms for behaviour
noun behaviour
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
Top questions with behaviour
- what is applied behaviour analysis?
- what is offending behaviour?
- why do people join groups organisational behaviour?
- what is a learned behaviour?
- what is motor behaviour?
- what is meant by organisational behaviour?
- how to recognise controlling behaviour?
- what is learning in organisational behaviour?
- why does anti social behaviour happen?
- why is anti social behaviour a problem?
- how to deal with disruptive behaviour in the classroom?
- how to deal with passive aggressive behaviour at work?
- how to deal with teenage behaviour problems?
- how to deal with unethical behaviour in the workplace?
- what is anti-social behaviour?
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