the way that somebody behaves, especially towards other people
good/bad behaviour
social/sexual/criminal behaviour
a plan to tackle antisocial behaviour
behaviour towards somebody His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.
She began to exhibit violent behaviour.
I noticed a change in his behaviour.
It is hard to change old patterns of behaviour.
the way a person, an animal, a plant, a chemical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation
studying human and animal behaviour
the behaviour of dolphins/chromosomes
Quantum theory describes the behaviour of subatomic particles.
Animals in zoos often display disturbed behaviour.
Several factors influence dietary behaviour.
Changing consumer behaviour will take some time.
Activity near the birds' nest is bound to affect their behaviour.
(specialist) to study learned behaviours
the effects of social media on attitudes and behaviours
aggressive/negative/unacceptable/violent behaviours
They encourage patients to adopt healthy behaviours.
to behave in the most polite way you can