MISAPPROPRIATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • wrongful borrowing
   Usage Example(s)
   • his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory
   Hypernyms(s) misappropriation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • borrowing (what does borrowing mean?)
   • adoption (what does adoption mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
   Synonym(s)
   • defalcation (what does defalcation mean?)
   • embezzlement (what does embezzlement mean?)
   • misapplication (what does misapplication mean?)
   • peculation (what does peculation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) misappropriation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • larceny (what does larceny mean?)
   • theft (what does theft mean?)
   • thievery (what does thievery mean?)
   • thieving (what does thieving mean?)
   • stealing (what does stealing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • raid (what does raid mean?)
   • plunderage (what does plunderage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • embezzle (what does embezzle mean?)
   • defalcate (what does defalcate mean?)
   • peculate (what does peculate mean?)
   • misappropriate (what does misappropriate mean?)
   • malversate (what does malversate mean?)
   • embezzle (what does embezzle mean?)
   • defalcate (what does defalcate mean?)
   • peculate (what does peculate mean?)
   • misappropriate (what does misappropriate mean?)
   • malversate (what does malversate mean?)
   • embezzle (what does embezzle mean?)
   • defalcate (what does defalcate mean?)
   • peculate (what does peculate mean?)
   • misappropriate (what does misappropriate mean?)
   • malversate (what does malversate mean?)
   • embezzle (what does embezzle mean?)
   • defalcate (what does defalcate mean?)
   • peculate (what does peculate mean?)
   • misappropriate (what does misappropriate mean?)
   • malversate (what does malversate mean?)