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behavior
A	noun
	1	behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
			manner of acting or conducting yourself
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings ╚discourtesy; offense; offence; offensive activity ╚dirty tricks ╚dirty pool ╚aggression
	2	behavior, behaviour
			(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚behavior, behaviour ╚territoriality
	3	demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
			(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment ╚manner; personal manner ╚impropriety; improperness ╚propriety; properness; correctitude ╚swashbuckling ╚citizenship ╚manners
	4	behavior, behaviour
			the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
		Category Tree: state ╚action; activity; activeness ╚behavior, behaviour