BEHAVIOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does behavior mean?
• BEHAVIOR (noun)
The noun BEHAVIOR has 4 senses:
1. manner of acting or controlling yourself
2. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
3. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
4. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
Familiarity information: BEHAVIOR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BEHAVIOR (noun)
Meaning:
Manner of acting or controlling yourself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
behavior; conduct; doings; behaviour
Hypernyms ("behavior" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "behavior"):
aggression (deliberately unfriendly behavior)
bohemianism (conduct characteristic of a bohemian)
dirty pool (conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike)
dirty tricks (underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent)
discourtesy; offence; offense; offensive activity (a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others)
easiness (the quality of being easy in behavior or style)
the way of the world; the ways of the world (the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen)
Meaning:
The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
behaviour; behavior
Context example:
the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
Hypernyms ("behavior" is a kind of...):
action; activeness; activity (the state of being active)
Meaning:
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
deportment; demeanour; demeanor; conduct; behaviour; behavior
Hypernyms ("behavior" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "behavior"):
manners (social deportment)
citizenship (conduct as a citizen)
swashbuckling (flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior)
correctitude; properness; propriety (correct or appropriate behavior)
improperness; impropriety (an improper demeanor)
manner; personal manner (a way of acting or behaving)
Meaning:
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
behaviour; behavior
Hypernyms ("behavior" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "behavior"):
territoriality (the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory)
