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behavior

noun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

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Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
R
Contains
EH
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
A2

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bɪˈheɪvjɚ

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noun

  1. manner of acting or controlling yourself

noun

  1. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

noun

  1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

noun

  1. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

    “the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments”

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the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments

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