noun
Meaning 1
Bad government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misgovernment
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CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S G AH1 V ER0 N M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Failure to restrict oneself; improper behavior; misconduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
government that is inefficient or dishonest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: misrule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
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 government English misgovernment From mis- + government.