Misgovern

//mɪsˈɡʌvən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To govern badly or wrongly. transitive
  2. 2
    govern badly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
misconductmisdirectmisguidemishandlemismanagemisrule

Etymology

From mis- + govern.

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