misgovern

[mis-guhv-ern] / mɪsˈgʌv ərn /

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mishandle v.
mishandle/mismanage v.
mismanage v.

VERB

mishandle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botch bungle err flub fumble misdirect mistreat misuse muff

STRONG

abuse blow blunder confound goof harm misapply misconduct overlook pervert prostitute

WEAK

be incompetent be inefficient foul up goof up gum up maladminister mess up misemploy mismanager screw up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

do well succeed

STRONG

benefit fix help honor respect

VERB

mishandle/mismanage

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse be incompetent be inefficient blow blunder botch bungle confound err flub foul up fumble goof goof up gum up harm make a hash of make a mess of maladminister misapply misconduct misdirect misemploy mistreat misuse muff overlook pervert prostitute put foot in screw up shoot oneself in foot

Antonyms

WEAK

handle manage

VERB

mismanage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botch bungle mishandle misinterpret

STRONG

muff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

do well succeed

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misgovern

Rather than occupy hostile territories, powerful countries prefer to exert influence from across the border while letting the foreign population misgovern itself.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2014

For the sake of dishonorable peace they leave these native states to misgovern themselves and stink to high heaven!

From Rung Ho! by Talbot Mundy

Cicero promised his influence to obtain some lucrative province for Antonius to misgovern.

From Caesar: a Sketch by James Anthony Froude

We may govern ourselves as we please, we may misgovern ourselves as we please.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett

For, to misgovern well, one must open his purse as often as he forces the purses of others.

From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani

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