misgovernment
misgovernment · misgovernments
Bad governmentBad government.
US/mɪsɡˈʌvɚnmənt/
» We must not ignore populations suffering under misgovernment.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Bad government.
government that is inefficient or dishonest
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Failure to restrict oneself; improper behavior; misconduct.
Examples
1 sentencesWe must not ignore populations suffering under misgovernment.
Forms
plural: misgovernments| Singular | misgovernment |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- government that is inefficient or dishonest:misrule
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmisgovern
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable