verb
- 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.