# misappropriation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,198

## Definitions
1. The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
2. The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.

## Etymology
From mis- + appropriation.

## Common misspellings (23)
`imsappropriation`, `miasppropriation`, `misapporpriation`, `misappropiration`, `misapproppriation`, `misappropraition`, `misappropriaiton`, `misappropriasion`, `misappropriatino`, `misappropriationn`, `misappropriatoin`, `misappropriattion`, `misappropritaion`, `misapproprriation`, `misapprorpiation`, `misapprporiation`, `misapprropriation`, `misapropriation`, `misaprpopriation`, `mispapropriation`, `missappropriation`, `mmisappropriation`, `msiappropriation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misappropriation