1. past tense and past participle of misrule; governed badly or unjustly

Examples

• The corrupt king misruled his kingdom for decades.
• The province was misruled by a series of incompetent governors.
• Citizens suffered under the dictator who misruled with an iron fist.
• The colony had been misruled by officials who cared only for profit.
• After being misruled for years, the people finally rebelled.
• The territory was misruled through a combination of neglect and greed.