Meanings
nounmisappropriation (countable and uncountable, plural misappropriations)
plural misappropriations
- countableuncountableThe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
- countableuncountableThe wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishappropriation
- Englishmisappropriation
From mis- + appropriation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian злоупотреба
- злоупотреба (zloupotreba)the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
Catalan malversació
- malversacióthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
French détournement de fonds
- détournement de fondsthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
Hungarian sikkasztás, elsikkasztás
- sikkasztásthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
- elsikkasztásthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
- hűtlen kezelésthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
Polish defraudacja, malwersacja
- defraudacjathe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
- malwersacjathe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
- sprzeniewierzeniethe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
Spanish malversación
- malversaciónthe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with misappropriation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
misappropriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misappropriation
MLA
“misappropriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misappropriation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misappropriation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misappropriation.
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