misruled

verb

past tense of misrule
as in mismanaged
to manage badly accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse

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Recent Examples of misruled 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misruled
  1. damaged
  2. abused
  3. violated
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  • Fayed al-Noman, the information ministry's assistant undersecretary, said the attack severely damaged port buildings and piers as well as commercial goods and food supplies.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The fires, which have burned over the last week, have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures.
    — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
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  • Over on Reddit and other online forums, Pitt’s return to drinking has stirred controversy, especially from people who are in recovery themselves or who grew up with loved ones who abused alcohol.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gordon-Levitt played Neil McCormick, who was abused by the same coach, and processes it by chasing older men as a teenage rent boy.
    — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abused
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  • 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

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