misruling

verb

present participle of misrule
as in misconducting
to manage badly accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse

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  1. damaging
  2. violating
  3. abusing
Verb
  • Engineers can spot a bad move inside a crowded virtual home before the machine risks damaging something or moving too close to a person.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Crowds of people—including the relatives of patients—stormed Ituri’s Nyakunde Hospital, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence on July 15, according to Reuters.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of damaging
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  • The warring powers have intensified their attacks in the region, stoking fears of a return to full war, with Washington and Tehran accusing each other of violating a memorandum of understanding reached in June.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • In many other countries, there is more formality than Americans are used to, and violating this is interpreted as disrespect.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of violating
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  • But this marks the first time someone inside the White House has been investigated for allegedly abusing that access for prediction market profits.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Pitt has been accused of allegedly abusing Jolie and their children.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of abusing
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