habitual behavior

  • 1habitual — adjective Date: 1603 1. having the nature of a habit ; customary < habitual candor > < habitual behavior > 2. doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit < habitual drunkards > 3. resorted to on a regular basis < our habitu …

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  • 2habitual — ha·bit·u·al /hə bi chə wəl/ adj 1: practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction a habitual drunkard 2: being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity habitual offenders 3: involved in the&#8230; …

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  • 3habitual practice — index custom, manner (behavior) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4habitual criminal — noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) • Syn: ↑recidivist, ↑repeater • Derivationally related forms: ↑repeat (for: ↑repeater), ↑recidivism ( …

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  • 5Journal of Mundane Behavior — The Journal of Mundane Behaviour is a scholarly sociology journal devoted to everyday behaviour and experiences.From the webpage: Journal of Mundane Behavior, co hosted by the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Millersville University and&#8230; …

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  • 6Passive-aggressive behavior — refers to passive, sometimes resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations. It can manifest itself as learned helplessness, procrastination, stubbornness, resentment, , or deliberate/repeated&#8230; …

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  • 7Linguistic relativity — Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological anthropology Cultural anthropology Linguistic anthropology Social anthropology …

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  • 8Voter turnout — Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. Voter turnout was considered high despite widespread concerns of violence …

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  • 9Habit (psychology) — Habits are habituated routines of behavior that are repeated regularly, tend to occur subconsciously, and tend to occur without directly thinking consciously about those behaviors. [Butler, Gillian; Hope, Tony. Managing Your Mind: The mental&#8230; …

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  • 10rut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. groove, beaten path, track, furrow; habit, routine; heat (see female). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A deeply cut track] Syn. hollow, trench, furrow; see groove . 2. [Habitual behavior] Syn. custom, habit,&#8230; …

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