misgovern Syllabification: (mis·gov·ern)Pronunciation: /misˈgəvərn/Definition of misgovern verb [with object] govern (a state or country) unfairly or inefficiently. Derivatives misgovernmentPronunciation: /-ˈgəvər(n)mənt/ noun misgovern in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of misgovern in the British & World English dictionary