- misrule
- I. transitive verb Date: 14th century to rule incompetently ; misgovern II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of misruling ; the condition of being misruled 2. disorder, anarchy
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Misrule — Mis*rule , n. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling. [1913 Webster] 2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. [1913 Webster] Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Abbot of Misrule}, or {Lord of Misrule}. See under … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misrule — Misrule, Lord of →↑Lord of Misrule, the … Dictionary of contemporary English
Misrule — Mis*rule , v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misrule — I noun anarchism, anarchy, breakdown of administration, chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, impolicy, lawlessness, maladministration, malfeasance, misconduct, misdirection, misgovernment, misguidance, mishandling, mismanagement, turmoil … Law dictionary
misrule — ► NOUN 1) unfair or inefficient government. 2) disruption of peace; disorder. ► VERB ▪ govern badly … English terms dictionary
misrule — [mis ro͞ol′, mis′ro͞ol΄] vt. misruled, misruling to rule badly or unjustly; misgovern n. 1. misgovernment 2. disorder or riot … English World dictionary
misrule — {{11}}misrule (n.) late 14c., bad government of a state; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + RULE (Cf. rule) (n.). 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 … Etymology dictionary
misrule — [[t]mɪ̱sru͟ːl[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone s government of a country as misrule, you are critical of them for governing their country badly or unfairly. He was arrested last December, accused of corruption and misrule...… … English dictionary
misrule — mis|rule [ˌmısˈru:l] n [U] formal bad government ▪ The country has suffered years of misrule by a weak and corrupt government … Dictionary of contemporary English
misrule — mis|rule [ mıs rul ] noun uncount FORMAL bad government of a country: a country that has had to tolerate years of misrule a. MAINLY LITERARY uncontrolled or violent behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misrule — noun (U) formal bad government: years of misrule by a weak and corrupt government … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
