embezzlement vs misappropriation

embezzlement and misappropriation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embezzlement	Yes	No	No	No
misappropriation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embezzlement and misappropriation are synonyms defined as:

embezzlement and misappropriation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Other synonyms of embezzlement include defalcation, misapplication, peculation.

embezzlement (noun)	misappropriation (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
	wrongful borrowing