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MISRULE
misgovernment, misrule
(noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misrule (plural misrules)
The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]
Verb
misrule (third-person singular simple present misrules, present participle misruling, simple past and past participle misruled)
(legal) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
To rule badly; to misgovern.
Anagrams
• muliers
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*rule", v. t. & i.
Definition: To rule badly; to misgovern.
Mis*rule", n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. Abbot, or Lord, of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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