All misrule synonyms
mis·rule
M m noun misrule
- lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
- discombobulation — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- untidiness — not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person.
- snarl — to become tangled; get into a tangle.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- shambles — a shambling gait.
- derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
- jumble — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- disorderly — characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
- mishandling — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- maladministration — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- tyranny — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
- corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
- unruliness — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
- chaos — Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disarrangement — Upset of the normal order.
- disorderliness — The state or quality of being disorderly.
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- rat's nest — mare's-nest (def 2).