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misrule

[ mis-rool ]
/ mɪsˈrul /
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noun

bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
disorder or lawlessness.

verb (used with object), mis·ruled, mis·rul·ing.

to misgovern.

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Origin of misrule

1300–50; Middle English misreulen (v.), misreule (noun). See mis-1, rule

OTHER WORDS FROM misrule

mis·rul·er, noun

Words nearby misrule

misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrule, misrun, miss, missa, miss a beat, missa cantata
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Words related to misrule

lawlessness, anarchy, huddle, mess, confusion, disarray, discombobulation, muddle, untidiness, snarl, disarrangement, shambles, derangement, jumble, disorderliness, irregularity, disorganization, ataxia, topsyturviness, rat's nest

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British Dictionary definitions for misrule

misrule
/ (ˌmɪsˈruːl) /

verb

(tr) to govern inefficiently or without humanity or justice

noun

inefficient or inhumane government
disorder
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