n.
1.the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
2.(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
3.(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
4.manner of acting or conducting yourself
Idiom of the Day
drop by the wayside
to give up or fail before the finish of something
Many runners dropped by the wayside during the marathon.