Synonyms for defalcation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Embezzlement
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
Related words
- Word family
- defalcate
Forms
- Plural
- defalcations → embezzlements, misappropriations, misapplications, peculations…
Example sentences
- embezzlement The bookkeeper was arrested for embezzlement.
- failure Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.
- default The default color of the desktop's background is blue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| defalcation | falling | |
| embezzlement | steady | |
| misappropriation | rising | |
| misapplication | falling | |
| peculation | falling | |
| failure | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- failure2, default2, deficit3, arrears2
- 10 letters
- deficiency4, peculation
- 11 letters
- shortcoming3
- 12 letters
- embezzlement4
- 14 letters
- misapplication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (failure2 = 2 syllables).