Meanings
verbmisgovern (third-person singular simple present misgoverns, present participle misgoverning, simple past and past participle misgoverned)
present singular third person misgoverns · participle present misgoverning · participle past misgoverned · past misgoverned
- transitiveTo govern badly or wrongly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishgovern
- Englishmisgovern
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with misgovern
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APA
misgovern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovern
MLA
“misgovern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovern. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misgovern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovern.
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