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All misrule synonyms

mis·rule
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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).
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