behaviour

/bɪˈheɪvjə/

nounbe · hav · iour

Think: **be + have + iour** — your **behaviour** is how you *have* been acting.

Yes, it's behaviour. In British spelling, **behaviour** keeps the **-our** ending (like *colour*), not **-or**.

Definitions

  1. nounThe way a person or animal acts; the manner of behaving.
  2. nounThe way something works or responds under certain conditions (e.g., the behaviour of a material or system).

Examples

  • “Her behaviour improved after she apologized and made a plan to do better.”
  • “The teacher praised the class for respectful behaviour during the assembly.”
  • “Scientists studied the behaviour of the metal when it was heated.”

Synonyms

conductactionsmannersdemeanorresponse

Antonyms

misconduct

Translations

ES comportamientoPT comportamentoFR comportement

Common misspellings

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