misgovern

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *missaz

Proto-Germanic *missa-

Proto-West Germanic *missa-

Old English mis-

Middle English mys-

English mis-

English govern

English misgovern

From mis- + govern.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈɡʌvən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈɡʌvɚn/
• Rhymes: -ʌvə(ɹ)n

Verb

misgovern (third-person singular simple present misgoverns, present participle misgoverning, simple past and past participle misgoverned)

1. (transitive) To govern badly or wrongly.

Derived terms

• misgovernance
• misgoverned
• misgoverning
• misgovernment
• misgovernor

Anagrams

• Merovings, removings