"misgovern" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misgoverns [present, singular, third-person], misgoverning [participle, present], misgoverned [participle, past], misgoverned [past]
Etymology: From mis- + govern. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|govern}} mis- + govern Head templates: {{en-verb}} misgovern (third-person singular simple present misgoverns, present participle misgoverning, simple past and past participle misgoverned)
  1. (transitive) To govern badly or wrongly. Tags: transitive Derived forms: misgovernance, misgoverned, misgoverning, misgovernment, misgovernor
    Sense id: en-misgovern-en-verb-pMe25kJq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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