verb
- governing badly or incompetently; ruling in a way that is harmful or ineffective
Usage: present participle of misgovern
Examples
- The dictator was misgoverning the country through corruption and neglect.
- Citizens protested against the misgoverning officials who ignored their needs.
- The colony suffered under the misgoverning policies of the distant empire.
- Historians criticized the king for misgoverning during the economic crisis.
- The mayor was accused of misgoverning the city’s finances.
- Years of misgoverning led to widespread poverty and unrest.