| English noun: behaviour | 
| 1. | behaviour (state) the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances | 
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 | Samples | The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments. 
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 | Synonyms | behavior | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | action, activeness, activity | 
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| 2. | behaviour (attribute) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | 
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 | Synonyms | behavior, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | trait | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | citizenship, correctitude, improperness, impropriety, manner, manners, personal manner, properness, propriety, swashbuckling | 
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| 3. | behaviour (act) (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation | 
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 | Synonyms | behavior | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | activity | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | territoriality | 
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 | Domain category | psychological science, psychology | 
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| 4. | behaviour (act) manner of acting or controlling yourself | 
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 | Synonyms | behavior, conduct, doings | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | activity | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | aggression, bohemianism, dirty pool, dirty tricks, discourtesy, easiness, offence, offense, offensive activity, the way of the world, the ways of the world | 
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