Synonyms for defalcation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-fal-key-shuh n, -fawl- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi fælˈkeɪ ʃən, -fɔl- |
Top 10 synonyms for defalcation Other synonyms for the word defalcation
- absence
- abstraction
- appropriation
- arrears
- blemish
- bug
- Chapter 11
- curtailment
- dead horse
- defalcation
- defect
- defectiveness
- deficit
- demerit
- dereliction
- destituteness
- destitution
- drawback
- due bill
- dues
- exhaustion
- faultiness
- filching
- glitch
- imperfection
- in hock
- in the hole
- in the red
- inability to hack it
- inadequacy
- inadequateness
- inaptness
- incapacity
- incompetence
- incompetency
- incompleteness
- indebtedness
- indigence
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectualness
- inefficacy
- inefficiency
- ineptitude
- insolvency
- insufficience
- insufficiency
- lack
- lapse
- larceny
- leanness
- liquidation
- loss
- meagerness
- misapplication
- misappropriation
- misuse
- need
- neglect
- nonpayment
- overdraft
- paucity
- pauperism
- peculation
- pilferage
- pilfering
- pinch
- poverty
- privation
- purloining
- red ink
- repudiation
- ruin
- ruination
- scantiness
- scantness
- scarceness
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- sin
- skimming
- skimpiness
- theft
- thieving
- tightness
- underage
- unfitness
- unsuitableness
- want
- weakness
Définition of defalcation
Origin :- mid-15c., from Medieval Latin defalcationem (nominative defalcatio), noun of action from past participle stem of defalcare, from de- + Latin falx, falcem "sickle, scythe, pruning hook."
- As in inadequacy : noun shortage, defect, inability
- As in bankruptcy : noun inability to pay debts
- As in shortage : noun deficiency
- As in scantiness : noun shortage
- As in scantness : noun shortage
- As in scarceness : noun shortage
- As in underage : noun shortage
- As in deficiency : noun imperfection, inadequacy
- As in deficit : noun shortage of something needed, required
- As in embezzlement : noun stealing money, often from employer
- But nothing yet concerning the defalcation and disappearance of Angelo Puma.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
- Evidently there had been a defalcation on rather a large scale.
- Extract from : « Miss Mehetabel's Son » by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- The rumor of Elijah's defalcation had not disturbed Seymour seriously.
- Extract from : « The Vision of Elijah Berl » by Frank Lewis Nason
- And with all this there was a defalcation traceable to Hope Mills or the Eastmans.
- Extract from : « Hope Mills » by Amanda M. Douglas
- The steward set it on fire to conceal the defalcation in the crop.
- Extract from : « Black Diamonds » by Mr Jkai
- I knew all about the defalcation from my father just after the meeting.
- Extract from : « The Quality of Mercy » by W. D. Howells
- Did you read the account of the defalcation in the Events—when it first came out?
- Extract from : « The Quality of Mercy » by W. D. Howells
- The letter purported to be an excuse for the writer's own defalcation.
- Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
- But a defalcation which occurred immediately afterwards was worse.
- Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
- Because of the defalcation of her lawyer, she is in financial straits.
- Extract from : « Dramatic Technique » by George Pierce Baker
Antonyms for defalcation
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