verb
Meaning 1
To govern badly or wrongly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misgovern
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /mɪsˈɡʌvən/
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General-American: /mɪsˈɡʌvɚn/
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rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)n
verb
Meaning 2
govern badly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: govern, rule
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English govern English misgovern From mis- + govern.