misgoverned

verb

past tense of misgovern
as in mismanaged
to manage badly the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country

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  1. damaged
  2. violated
  3. abused
  4. misruled
Verb
  • For dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair, most experts recommend using a rinse-out mask once or twice a week.
    — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The bill would give the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission the power to fine influencers and committees if they are found to have violated the law, allowing the commission to bypass the court process.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Religious speakers allege their First Amendment rights were violated when law enforcement intercepted their public expression of beliefs.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of violated
Verb
  • Booth said Jake Haro physically abused the children after the investigation.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Several years after his arrest, four former students alleged in a civil complaint that Kester abused and groomed them at various times from 1998 to 2021.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of abused
Verb
  • The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of misruled
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