Misrule
11misrule — noun (U) formal bad government: years of misrule by a weak and corrupt government …
12misrule — UK [mɪsˈruːl] / US [mɪsˈrul] noun [uncountable] formal a) bad government of a country a country that has had to tolerate years of misrule b) mainly literary uncontrolled or violent behaviour …
13Misrule, Lord of — ▪ English medieval official also called Abbot Of Misrule, or King Of Misrule, official of the late medieval and early Tudor period in England, who was specially appointed to manage the Christmas festivities held at court, in the houses… …
14misrule — 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 …
15misrule — misruler, n. /mis roohl /, n., v., misruled, misruling. n. 1. bad or unwise rule; misgovernment. 2. disorder or lawlessness. v.t. 3. to misgovern. [1300 50; ME misreulen (v.), misreule (n.). See MIS 1, RULE] * * * …
16misrule — 1. noun a) A bad or unwise rule. b) The error of a trial judge during a trial. 2. verb a) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court. b) To be …
17misrule — Synonyms and related words: anarchism, anarcho syndicalism, anarchy, antinomianism, bad policy, be negligent, chaos, confusion, criminal syndicalism, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disruption, distemper, fabulous formless darkness,… …
18misrule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mismanagement, mis government; confusion, tumult, disorder. See unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mismanagement, chaos, anarchy, mobacracy; see disorder 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A… …
19misrule — mɪs ruËl n. poor management, evil government v. manage badly, govern in an evil manner …
20misrule — noun unfair or inefficient government. ↘disorder. verb govern badly …
