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behaviour en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) British standard spelling of behavior.
   • All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent. 2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48:
   • Jonathan Hill, professor of international relations in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, points to ongoing social unrest among rural youths in Morocco as another key reason why the law was passed. He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked. 2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, in Geographical, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:
   • After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly in comparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here. 1960 December 14, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 705–706:

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Deriveds

paleobehaviour · behaviourwise · neurobehaviour · interbehaviour · misbehaviour · misbehavioural · behavioural · macrobehaviour · microbehaviour · behaviourist · health behaviour · behaviourism