deportment

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deportment

  • /dɪˈpɔːtmənt/ UK
  • /dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt/ US

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From Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -ment.

noun deportments

  1. Bearing; manner of presenting oneself. Her deportment impressed her interviewers.
  2. Conduct; public behavior. Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.
  3. Apparent level of schooling or training. His academic deportment did not match his degree record.
  4. Self-discipline. The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.

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