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misappropriation

mi·sapp·rop·riation

US/ˌmɪsʌˌproʊpriˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

2.

wrongful borrowing

  • “his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory”

Origin

From mis- + appropriation.

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