Misappropriation Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Misappropriation

Meaning 1 : the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

    Synonyms : defalcation,  embezzlement,  misapplication,  peculation
Meaning 2 : wrongful borrowing

    Example : his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory