Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Misrule /mĭs-ro͞ol'/ · Mis·rule · IPA /mɪsˈɹuːl/ v. t. & i. n. 01 v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern. 1. To rule badly; to misgovern. 02 n. The act, or the result, of misruling. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling. 2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. “Enormous riot and misrule surveyed.” — Pope. Phrases & compounds Abbot of Misrule — See under Abbot, and Lord.