behavior
- noun
- /bɪˈheɪvjər/
- US
- I've been trying to help people change their behavior for many years.
- aggressive behavior
- disruptive behavior
- behavior problems
And then explain how their behavior is making you feel.
- And then explain how their behavior is making you feel.
- The shame, that's what results in the behaviors that are so harmful.
- I'm not exactly sure what the behavior should be in this situation.
- And now it turns into avoidant behaviour on our part.
- But it's still inappropriate behavior that you don't like.
- So Elon Musk's business behavior could actually hurt free speech.
- But the question is what behavior you want the masses to do.
- You were judged on your behaviour in prison.
- They actually reinterpret their behavior and call it a virtue.
- He says that our behavior ought to be consistent.
- It's that kind of short sighted behavior that is destroying us.
- The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Examples
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When we have appropriate goals, they direct and energize our behavior, and they increase our persistence.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, I see where the dangerous behavior comes from.
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And then explain how their behavior is making you feel.
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You have patterns of behavior that are broken.
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Your behavior with that boy tonight was ridiculous.
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Guilt that leads to a change of behavior is a powerful thing.
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I'm not exactly sure what the behavior should be in this situation.
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This kind of behavior is tolerated, but not allowed.
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International experts analyzed the data to identify behaviors that are most critical to investigate.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher praised the student for his exceptional behavior during the class discussion.
Synonyms
The way a person behaves in a particular situation
Polite ways of behaving toward other people, like saying please and thank you
A person's usual way of acting
The way a person behaves toward other people
The way a person behaves towards other people
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to change unwanted actions by rewarding the good and discouraging the bad
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people change actions they do not want by rewarding better ones
Trying too hard to please others by being polite and friendly in a way that does not seem honest
- NSFW
Very cruel or violent actions like those of a wild animal that hurt people
A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly
- Offensive
To act in an awkward, silly way that makes others feel embarrassed or annoyed
- Slur
A way of acting in public that often includes loud, demanding complaints and asking to speak to a manager
- Specialized
The way a physical system slowly returns to its normal state after a disturbance
- Slur
An insulting phrase for rude or criminal actions blamed on certain travelling communities
- Slur
Clumsy or very energetic actions that draw attention and often make people laugh
- Slur
Strong support for the government and its messages without question, often seen in Russia
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Behavior comes from the verb behave, which is made of be- and have and originally meant to 'hold or carry yourself'. So behavior is literally how you 'hold yourself' around others, which is why it means the way a person or animal acts in social situations.