misapplication vs defalcation

misapplication and defalcation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misapplication	Yes	No	No	No
defalcation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, misapplication and defalcation are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of misapplication include embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation.

misapplication (noun)	defalcation (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
wrong use or application	the sum of money that is misappropriated