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- pronunciation:
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the way a person acts or behaves.
Miss Cole's behavior at lunch was shocking.- synonyms:
- conduct
- similar words:
- action, bearing, carriage, custom, habit, manner, practice, way
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| definition 2: |
the typical actions of a person, animal, thing, or group, either in general or in certain situations.
Crying when sad is a normal part of human behavior.Atoms change their behavior when heated.- synonyms:
- conduct
- similar words:
- action, etiquette, habit, performance, reaction, response
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associated with negative behavior |
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act up, carry on, make a spectacle of oneself, misbehave |
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changing one's behavior |
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clean up one's act, get one's act together, improve, reform, turn over a new leaf |
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copying someone's behavior |
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imitate, impersonate, mimic, parrot |
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similar to behavior |
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action, approach, bearing, conduct |
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some actions in response to behavior |
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approve, change, deter, forbid, permit, praise, prohibit, reward, sanction |
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some influences on behavior |
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attitude, challenge, commandment, conscience, criticism, dare, discipline, disposition, emotion, encouragement, etiquette, guidance, manners, morals, personality, principle, regulation, religion, rule, sportsmanship, taboo, tradition |
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some kinds of behavior |
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aggressive, apologetic, best, bullying, casual, childish, civil, controlling, correct, courteous, cowardly, crazy, dangerous, disciplined, discourteous, disturbing, eccentric, formal, harsh, heroic, hysterical, improper, informal, insolent, mischievous, natural, neurotic, outrageous, pious, polite, proper, strange, unruly, violent, wicked, wild |
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some kinds of repeated behavior |
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convention, custom, fashion, habit, manner, method, practice, procedure, process, ritual, routine |
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some ways to influence behavior |
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incite, inspire, prompt, provoke, steer |
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study of behavior |
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psychology |
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