misgovernance

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noun

Bad governance.

OriginEnglish governance ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisgovernance (usually uncountable, plural misgovernances)

plural misgovernances · alternative misgouvernance · alternative misgouvernaunce · alternative misgovernaunce

  1. uncountableusuallyBad governance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
maladministrationmisadministrationmisgovernment

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishgovernance
  10. Englishmisgovernance

From mis- + governance.

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Cite this entry
APA

misgovernance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovernance

MLA

“misgovernance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovernance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misgovernance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misgovernance.

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