Meanings
noundisappropriation (plural disappropriations)
plural disappropriations
- The act of disappropriating; of taking something away from someone.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishappropriation
- Englishdisappropriation
From dis- + appropriation.
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APA
disappropriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappropriation
MLA
“disappropriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappropriation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disappropriation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappropriation.
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