plagiarism

Noun

Meaning

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

That which plagiarized.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

piracy plagiarization plagiarisation copy adoption fraud simulation steal abstraction copying borrowing stealing imitation robbery infringement

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Antonyms

original create true justice actual honor

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Hypernyms

writing copyright infringement piece of writing written material infringement of copyright

Related terms

plagiarize plagiarist microplagiarism

Phrases with the word

auto-plagiarism mosaic plagiarism

Examples

When you take stuff from one author, it's plagiarism if you take it from many writers, it's research. Wilson Mizner

Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Gauguin

Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea. Guy Debord

There was no time for scholarly details, and, besides, I have always believed that a man can fairly be judged by the standards and taste of his choices in matters of high-level plagiarism. Hunter S. Thompson

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism. Will McDonough

Existing is plagiarism. Emil Cioran

Close letter words and terms

plagiarise plagiarised plagiariser plagiarist plagiaristic plagiaristically