behaviour

English

Noun

behaviour(usuallyuncountable,pluralbehaviours)

1. Britishstandard spelling ofbehavior.
   • 1960December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, inTrains Illustrated,pages705–706:

     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 itsbehaviourover here.

   • 2024November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, inRAIL,number1022,page48:

     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. Theirbehaviouris appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.

Derived terms

• behaviourwise
• health behaviour
• interbehaviour
• macrobehaviour
• microbehaviour
• misbehaviour
• misbehavioural
• neurobehaviour
• paleobehaviour

Translations

behavior—seebehavior