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“misrule” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

misrule
Bad government, *mala rei administratio.
Disorder, confusion, perturbatio ordinis; ordo perturbatus; perturbatio; confusio.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for misrule?
The usual Latin words for “misrule” are perturbātiō, cōnfūsiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.