Behavior and Habit

Behavior

Behavior noun - The way or manner in which one conducts oneself.
Usage example: usually the enfant terrible, he's promising to be on his best behavior for the party

Habit and behavior are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Habit" instead a noun "Behavior".

Habit

Habit noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.

Behavior and habit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Behavior" instead a noun "Habit".

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Stand From what the reader can tell, the sheriff was a pretty stand-up guy who did his best by Trash, but eventually could no longer cover for the kid's unstable behavior and habit of arson and has to have him committed.
  • Children Are Innocent: Flynn's novels have a habit of subverting this trope; the majority of kids in her books show some troubling unchildlike behavior.
  • Furry Reminder When she's not forcibly reminding herself otherwise, she has a habit of interpreting other peoples' behavior as though they were wolves.
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