behavior
nounUK /bɪˈheɪvjə/
US /bɪˈheɪvjər/
The way a person or animal acts.
The teacher praised the students for their good behavior in class.
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2. The way a machine or substance acts or works under certain conditions.
Scientists studied the behavior of the chemical when heated.
3. The way a group of people or animals acts together.
The behavior of the flock changed when a hawk flew overhead.
4. In psychology, anything a person or animal does that can be observed and measured.
The researcher recorded the behavior of the mice in the maze.