deportment
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deportment
- /dɪˈpɔːtmənt/ UK
- /dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -ment.
noun deportments
- Bearing; manner of presenting oneself. Her deportment impressed her interviewers.
- Conduct; public behavior. Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.
- Apparent level of schooling or training. His academic deportment did not match his degree record.
- Self-discipline. The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.
