MALVERSATIONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word malversations. (close relations)
malversate
Best Alternative Words for MALVERSATIONS
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abuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||||
betrayal | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of deliberate betrayal • the quality of aiding an enemy | ||||||||
cheating | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||||
corruption | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
deception | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
graft | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient • the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage • the act of grafting something onto something else verb • cause to grow together parts from different plants • place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | ||||||||
manipulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage • the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | ||||||||
misappropriation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else • wrongful borrowing | ||||||||
misconduct | nounn | |||||||
noun • bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf • activity that transgresses moral or civil law verb • behave badly • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||||
swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit |