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MISGOVERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does misgovern mean?
• MISGOVERN (verb)
The verb MISGOVERN has 1 sense:
1. govern badly
Familiarity information: MISGOVERN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they misgovern ... he / she / it misgoverns
Past simple: misgoverned
Past participle: misgoverned
-ing form: misgoverning
... he / she / it misgoverns Past simple: misgoverned
Past participle: misgoverned
-ing form: misgoverning
Sense 1
Meaning:
Govern badly
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "misgovern" is one way to...):
govern; rule (exercise authority over; as of nations)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
misgovernment (government that is inefficient or dishonest)
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