Behave
Behave verb - To manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way.
Usage example: if the children behave themselves properly and sit quietly during church, they'll get their ice cream afterward
Misbehave
Misbehave verb - Behave badly.
Usage example: The children misbehaved all morning
Common collocations
| way | behave way | misbehave way |
Both words in one sentence
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In extreme cases, some videos have the kids being told that they'll be rewarded or ungrounded if they behave...only to immediately misbehave or do something bad as soon as their parents/teacher leaves, despite having the chance to escape a grounding or Punishment Day.
Source: Website / GoAnimate -
Used in Chuck, after the staff of the buy more is told to behave Morgan goes through this to try and work out whether or not they should misbehave due to the person telling them knowing they'd know he knows they know he knows how they'd act.
Source: I Know You Know I Know
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Misbehave and Behave. (2016). Retrieved 2023, March 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/behave/misbehave
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