fiddle vs misappropriate

misappropriate vs fiddle

fiddle is a noun but misappropriate is not a noun.

fiddle and misappropriate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
misappropriate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, misappropriate is a hypernym of fiddle; that is, misappropriate is a word with a broader meaning than fiddle:

fiddle: commit fraud and steal from one's employer
misappropriate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Other hypernyms of fiddle include defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate.

fiddle (noun)	misappropriate (noun)
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

fiddle (verb)	misappropriate (verb)
try to fix or mend	appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
play the violin or fiddle
play on a violin
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between fiddle and misappropriate

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