(BrE) (AmE behavior) noun
1 [U] the way that sb behaves, especially towards other people:
good / bad behaviour * social / sexual / criminal behaviour * His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.
2 [U,C] the way a person, an animal, a plant, a chemical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation:
the behaviour of insects / dolphins / chromosomes * studying human and animal behaviour * (technical) to study learned behaviours and attitudes
behavioural (BrE) (AmE behavioral ) adjective:
children with behavioural difficulties * behavioural science (= the study of human behaviour)
IDIOMS
be on your best behaviour to behave in the most polite way you can
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