EGAVE

misrule

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun Misgovernment; bad or unjust government.
  3. verb Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
  4. verb To rule badly; to misgovern.

Similar words

misgovernment maladministration mismanagement lawlessness ineffective anarchy disorder disarray mess dictatorship

Often followed by

and of in had was which by is to

Word family

misruled misrules misruling

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