Words For Different Types of Behaviour/Behavior


CONDESCENSION      SARCASM     PATRONAGE     AIRS      HAUGHTINESS LORDLINESS     ANTICS     DECENCY      DECORUM      ETIQUETTE     FOLLY RAMPAGE     DEVILMENT       PROPRIETY      SECOND-NATURE       
        KNIGHT-ERRANTRY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Here We will see a list words for different types of behaviours.

CONDESCENSION  (N) [kon-duh-sen-shuhn]
Meaning:-
Showing or behaving yourself more confidence or sometimes overconfidence with extra intelligence means you are getting in condescension. You should treat someone with respect but you treat them rudely and insultingly, this rudely and insultingly behaviour is known as Condescension.

SARCASM (N) [sahr-kaz-uhm]
Meaning:-
A way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them.
If you are not good in maths and somebody says that you are superb in maths then this would be an act of sarcasm.
In our nearby there are so many generally ladies use this type of behaviour infront of other ladies in order to make them less. 
PATRONAGE (N)   [pey-truh-nij]
Meaning:-
Patronage is a way of behaving that somebody helps you financially or with other sources but they also realise you that they help you and now your are under them, you are inferior to them.

AIRS (N) [air]
Meaning:-
As word name suggested , airs means a way of airy behaviour, showing yourself what you are not.
An artificial created manners to impress others.

HAUGHTINESS (N) [haw-tee-ness]
Meaning:-
Why I should talk to them. They should talk to me first because I am  class topper, best student, best actor, and etc. This types of behaviour is known as haughtiness.

LORDLINESS (N)
Meaning:-
Uttering or behaving like a lord known as lordliness. Like Aasha Ram Babu, Baba ram dev and other saints in different religions.

ANTICS  (N) [an-tik]
Meaning:-
Ridiculous and dangerous behaviour which is silly and funny in a way that people usually like.

DECENCY (N)  [dee-suhn-see] 
Meaning:-
Honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others.

DECORUM (N) [dih-kawr-uhm]
Meaning:-
Behaving Properly and exacting what needs according to the situation.

ETIQUETTE  (N)  [et-i-kit]
Meaning:-
The formal rules of correct or polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession.Saying properly hello and how to talk to someone in the company, how to say "yes or no", how to walk, how to stand all are these come under Etiquette.

FOLLY (N) [fol-ee]
Meaning:-
Foolish behaviour is folly. If someone does not know when, what and where to do somethings or speak then his/her behaviour may be categorised in Folly.

RAMPAGE  (N)  [ram-peyj]
Meaning:-
a sudden period of wild and violent behaviour often causing damage and destruction.

DEVILMENT (N) [dev-uhl-muhnt]
Meaning:-
Devilment originates from word Devil that means an evil being of wild behaviour. So a wild and noisy behaviour is known as devilment.

PROPRIETY  (N)   [pruh-prahy-i-tee]                   
Meaning:-
If you live among good moral people or in a society of good moral then nobody questioned the propriety of yours.

SECOND NATURE  (N)
Meaning:-
Something that you do very easily and naturally, because it is part of your character or you have done it so many times.
Somebody behaving like monkey such as running, climbing on tree because he has been living in jungle among monkey or any other wild animals for many years due to this a special behaviour get developed which is called a second nature or behaviour.


KNIGHT ERRANTRY  (N)

Meaning:-
Behaving like Knight .
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