as in anarchy
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the country's long period of misrule left it in economic turmoil for over a decade
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as in to misconduct
to manage badly
accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse
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Recent Examples of misrule
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
By granting Bangladesh a loan last year, the IMF only prolonged the misrule of Sheikh Hasina’s administration.
—Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.
—Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
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Noun
Thanks to the regime’s misrule, Venezuela, once the richest country in South America, is now the poorest.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
By granting Bangladesh a loan last year, the IMF only prolonged the misrule of Sheikh Hasina’s administration.
—Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.
—Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight.
—Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrule
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When Herod enters, the music lurches between saccharine waltz episodes and spasms of Expressionistic anarchy—a fracturing of the lingua franca.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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There’s never an explanation for his madness or his scars, just as there’s never a straightforward articulation of his plans beyond the broad incitement of anarchy.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The bill was named after Trey Carlock, a Dallas native who died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 28 after being abused by a Missouri summer camp director.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The fire began on the third floor, severely damaging the entire level, while water damage affected the floors below.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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In addition to direct contact, Toxoplasma may also damage sperm because the infection promotes chronic inflammation.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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Established in the early days of pandemic shutdowns in 2020, the IDES program for enhanced unemployment insurance was overwhelmed with claims and badly mismanaged, the Illinois auditor general found in a report issued in 2023.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The contours remain the same: negligent and mismanaged staff fail to prevent frequent incidents of violence in ways that harm both the people incarcerated at the facility and the staff themselves.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Misrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrule. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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