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to misregulate

to misregulate

8.1
To control something in the wrong way so it does not work properly
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt/
translation icon : mala regulación
  • Scientists study how genes are misregulated in cancer cells.

Examples

  • If certain hormones are misregulated, it can result in serious health problems.

  • Don't misregulate!

  • The system failed because it was misregulated from the start.

  • The committee misregulates the funding process.

  • The researchers found that certain genes are often misregulated during cancer development.

  • In patients with diabetes, insulin levels can be misregulated, leading to severe complications.

  • When the brain's neurotransmitters are misregulated, it can cause mood disorders.

Synonyms

to mishandle
vsto misregulate
20 4.9

Deal with something badly so it causes problems or damage

focuses on incorrect control or regulation not just causing damage
to mismanage
vsto misregulate
17 4.8

To run something badly so it fails or causes problems

is about wrong or faulty control rather than only poor skill
to misrule
vsto misregulate
1 7.4

To lead a country in a bad or dishonest way

applies to wrongful governance rather than general faulty control

Antonyms

to regulate
258 3.4

To control something using rules or laws

How Regulated

to regulate
258 3.4
to misregulate
8.1
to mismanage
17 4.8
to neglect
256 3.8

Surface Forms

misregulate infinitive
misregulated past
misregulated past participle
misregulating present participle
misregulates third person singular

Morphology

misregulate = regulate (transparent) = mis + regulate

Meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) added to the verb 'regulate', producing 'to regulate incorrectly'.

Etymology

The word misregulate starts with mis- meaning 'wrong' and the part regulate meaning 'to control' or 'to set rules', like in the familiar word regular. So, misregulate means to control or manage something in a wrong or faulty way.