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misgovernment

mis·gov·ern
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-guhv-ern]
    • /mɪsˈgʌv ərn/
    • /ˌmɪs.ˈɡʌvn.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-guhv-ern]
    • /mɪsˈgʌv ərn/

Definitions of misgovernment word

  • verb with object misgovernment to govern or manage badly. 1
  • noun misgovernment Bad government. 1
  • noun misgovernment incompetent management 1
See all 3 definitions of misgovernment

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Origin of misgovernment

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, misgovern is from the late Middle English word misgovernen. See mis-1, govern

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Parts of speech for Misgovernment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
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misgovernment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for misgovernment

noun misgovernment

  • misrule — bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  • mishandling — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
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Antonyms for misgovernment

noun misgovernment

  • government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
Just one Antonym for misgovernment

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