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- pronunciation:
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Behavior is the usual way a person, animal, thing, or group acts.
Crying a lot is normal behavior for babies.We are studying animal behavior in our class.- synonyms:
- activity, conduct
- similar words:
- action, habit, performance, reaction, response
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| definition 2: |
Your behavior is the way you act in some situation.
Max's behavior in class made the kids laugh, but the teacher didn't think it was funny.- synonyms:
- conduct
- similar words:
- carriage, custom, habit, manner, practice, way
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changing one's behavior |
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improve, reform |
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copying someone's behavior |
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imitate, mimic |
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similar to behavior |
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approach, conduct |
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some actions in response to behavior |
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approve, change, forbid, permit, praise, reward |
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some influences on behavior |
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attitude, conscience, criticism, dare, discipline, emotion, guidance, manners, morals, personality, principle, regulation, rule, tradition |
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some kinds of behavior |
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aggressive, best, bullying, childish, civil, controlling, correct, courteous, crazy, dangerous, disciplined, disturbing, formal, harsh, heroic, informal, natural, polite, proper, strange, violent, wicked, wild |
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some kinds of repeated behavior |
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convention, custom, fashion, habit, manner, practice, procedure, process, ritual, routine |
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some ways to influence behavior |
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inspire, prompt, provoke |
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study of behavior |
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psychology |
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