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mis·rule
/
mɪsˈrul
/
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[
mis-
rool
]
Show IPA
noun,
verb,
mis·ruled,
mis·rul·ing.
noun
1.
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
2.
disorder or lawlessness.
verb (used with object)
3.
to misgovern.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
misreulen
(v.),
misreule
(noun). See
mis-
1
,
rule
Related forms
mis·rul·er,
noun
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misrule
(ˌmɪsˈruːl)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to govern inefficiently or without humanity or justice
—
n
2.
inefficient or inhumane government
3.
disorder
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
misrule
1399, "bad government of a state;" see mis- (1) + rule. Meaning "disorderly conduct or living" is from c.1400, obsolete except in Lord of Misrule, one chosen to preside over Christmas games in a great house (1491).
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Example sentences
Gross
misrule
and mismanagement by these military officers who mistrust
civilians have left the country in ruins.
Focuses on political
misrule
through the use of statistics.
Years of
misrule
by short-sighted ideologues have led to economic collapse.
Misrule
and theft have exacerbated poverty and lawlessness.
We can't forget the
misrule
and corruption of her government.
All these are the legacies of decades of dictatorial
misrule
and a myriad of self-inflicted constraints and policy errors.
It is not a mantra for
misrule
by mentally paralyzed, moral pygmies.
But corruption, unemployment and
misrule
have worsened.
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