English noun: misappropriation | |||
1. | misappropriation (act) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||
Synonyms | defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, peculation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plunderage, raid | ||
2. | misappropriation (act) wrongful borrowing | ||
Samples | His explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adoption, borrowing | ||