Thesaurus / misgovern
FEEDBACKsynonyms for misgovern
synonyms for misgovern
- 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
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How to use misgovern in a sentence
The ruling power cannot be withdrawn from those to whom it has been committed; nor can they be punished for misgovern-ment.
ANCIENT AND MODERN CELEBRATED FREETHINKERSCHARLES BRADLAUGH, A. COLLINS, AND J. WATTSFor the sake of dishonorable peace they leave these native states to misgovern themselves and stink to high heaven!
RUNG HO!TALBOT MUNDYFor, to misgovern well, one must open his purse as often as he forces the purses of others.
THE BOOK OF KHALIDAMEEN RIHANIWe may govern ourselves as we please, we may misgovern ourselves as we please.
THE LAST VOYAGELADY (ANNIE ALLNUTT) BRASSEYThe bulk of the proceeds fell into the hands of the clergy and the hidalgos sent out to rob and misgovern the islands.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSRAMON REYES LALAWORDS RELATED TO MISGOVERN
- 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
- misgovern
- mistreat
- misuse
- muff
- overlook
- pervert
- prostitute
- put foot in
- screw up
- shoot oneself in foot
- abuses
- blows
- blunders
- botches
- bungles
- confounds
- errs
- flubs
- foul up
- fumbles
- goof up
- goofs
- gum up
- harms
- is incompetent
- is inefficient
- makes a hash of
- makes a mess of
- maladministers
- misapplies
- misconducts
- misdirects
- misemploys
- misgoverns
- mistreats
- misuses
- muffs
- overlooks
- perverts
- prostitutes
- puts foot in
- screws up
- shoots oneself in foot
- abused
- blew
- blundered
- botched
- bungled
- confounded
- erred
- flubbed
- foul up
- fumbled
- goof up
- goofed
- gum up
- harmed
- made a hash of
- made a mess of
- maladministered
- misapplied
- misconducted
- misdirected
- misemployed
- misgoverned
- mistreated
- misused
- muffed
- overlooked
- perverted
- prostituted
- put foot in
- screwed up
- shot oneself in foot
- was incompetent
- was inefficient
- abuses
- blows
- blunders
- botches
- bungles
- confounds
- errs
- flubs
- foul up
- fumbles
- goof up
- goofs
- gum up
- harms
- is incompetent
- is inefficient
- makes a hash of
- makes a mess of
- maladministers
- misapplies
- misconducts
- misdirects
- misemploys
- misgoverns
- mistreats
- misuses
- muffs
- overlooks
- perverts
- prostitutes
- puts foot in
- screws up
- shoots oneself in foot
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.